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    Formation of aromatic ring structures during the thermal treatment of mallee wood cylinders at low temperature

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    Authors
    Jiang, S.
    Hu, X.
    Xia, D.
    Li, Chun-Zhu
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Jiang, S. and Hu, X. and Xia, D. and Li, C. 2016. Formation of aromatic ring structures during the thermal treatment of mallee wood cylinders at low temperature. Applied Energy. 183: pp. 542-551.
    Source Title
    Applied Energy
    DOI
    10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.09.015
    ISSN
    0306-2619
    School
    Fuels and Energy Technology Institute
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12184
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    © 2016 Elsevier LtdAromatics are important components in the tars from biomass gasification or in bio-oil from pyrolysis. This study investigated the formation of polycyclic aromatics during the thermal treatment of mallee wood at low temperature. The formation of tar was negligible below 200 °C but became significant above 230 °C. At the same time, the abundance of aromatics also became significant above 230 °C. In addition, it was found that some aromatics were formed even at temperatures as low as 150 °C. These aromatics were trapped in the resultant chars but could be extracted with solvents (i.e. methanol/chloroform). The abundance of trapped aromatics was different between the outer surface and the centre of the char (cylinder shape). FT-IR and UV-fluorescence analysis revealed that the aromatics contained polar functionalities (e.g. carbonyl groups) on the benzene rings. Some unsaturated hydroxyl aldehyde/ketone intermediates were formed in parallel with the aromatics.

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