Research Article

The Influence of Process Conditions on the Chemical Composition of Pine Wood Catalytic Pyrolysis Oils

Table 2

Column fractionation of various pyrolysis oils (wt%).

Sample Hexane Toluene Ethyl acetate MethanolLevoglucosan* (water sol/total)

Sand2.61.354.526.66.7
Untr/BASF1.81.854.014.54.3
Treat/BASF2.21.861.46.6 2.4
Treat/Sudchem1.42.858.011.34.4

*Mass (mg). (Sand: untreated wood pyrolyzed on silica sand; Untr/BASF: untreated wood pyrolyzed on BASF catalyst; treat/BASF: wood treated with sodium hydroxide and pyrolyzed on BASF catalyst; treat/Sudchem: wood treated with sodium hydroxide and pyrolyzed on Sudchem catalyst).