title: Characterization of biomass pyrolysis vapors with molecular beam, single photon ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
abstract: A single photon ionization, molecular beam sampling, reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer (SPI/MBTOFMS) has been developed and used to study pyrolysis products from a selection of biomass materials. Spectra are characterized by high resolution and decreased fragmentation compared to electron-impact ionization mass spectra from related molecular beam mass spectrometer systems equipped with quadrupole mass analyzers.
authors.affiliation: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO 80401, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dayton
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nimlos
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Daily
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*