title: Thermal conversion of glucose to aromatic hydrocarbons via pressurized secondary pyrolysis.
abstract: In this study, glucose, a primary building-block of biomass was subjected to secondary pyrolysis in a reactor that was retrofitted subsequent to a primary micro-pyrolysis reactor. It was observed that incorporation of a secondary reactor resulted in producing significant amounts of gasoline range hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbon yields improved further as a result of increasing pyrolysis reactor pressure and temperatures. The temperature of the secondary reactor was varied between 400 and 800°C and pressure between 0 and 150 psi. This study indicates that secondary cracking of primary pyrolysis products of biomass oxygenates undergo gas-phase homogenous molecular restructuring. The result of this process is production of substantial amounts of thermodynamically stable gasoline-range hydrocarbons even in the absence of a catalyst.
authors: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
authors: Duminda A
authors: DA
authors: Gunawardena
authors: Sandun D
authors: SD
authors: Fernando
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000378:metabolism*; D011312:Pressure; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D005947:Glucose