title: Relationship between thermal behaviour of lignocellulosic components and properties of biomass.
abstract: Five different biomass samples were selected for this study, including miscanthus, distillers dried grain (DDG), wheat shorts, wheat straw and UK wood. These samples were thermochemically treated to alter the lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose composition. Thermogravimetric tests were carried out on these samples to determine thermal behaviours of biomass and its individual lignocellulosic components. The relationship between thermal behaviour of biomass and its corresponding lignocellulosic composition was revealed. The reliability of this relationship was proved by thermogravimetric analysis of samples of artificial biomass prepared by mixing commercially obtained lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose at various blending ratios. It is shown that actual biomass profiles can be predicted with some degree of accuracy based on the lignocellulosic composition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD Nottingham, United Kingdom; Municipal Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Conversion Technologies, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China.
authors.forename: Cheng Heng
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences, Division of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LE12 5RD Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Sanyasi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaddipatti
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences, Division of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LE12 5RD Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD Nottingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.affiliation: Municipal Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Conversion Technologies, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China. Electronic address: Tao.Wu@nottingham.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008031:Lignin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013816:Thermodynamics; D013818:Thermogravimetry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin
keywords: Biomass; Lignocellulose; Thermal behaviour; Thermogravimetric analysis