Influence of solvent on microwave-assisted cellulose activation

M. Chowdhury*, V. Budarin, J. Clark

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Abstract

In this study, the influence of organic liquids on microwave (MW) pyrolysis of cellulose was investigated. MW-related solvent parameters were separated into three main groups which could be characterise as i) MW-solvent, ii) solvent-cellulose and iii) solvent-product interactions. The characterisation of MW-solvent interaction was performed by measuring the dielectric loss factor (ϵ'') of selected solvents using the resonant cavity perturbation (RCP) technique. The solvent-cellulose interaction was measured by the degree of cellulose swelling. The solvent-product interaction was evaluated with Abraham solvation parameters by using Multilinear regression (MLR) and PCA analysis. The MW heating rate was analysed with nonlinear regression and the efficiency of solventcellulose interaction in MW was found to correlate with the mass balance of products. MLR of cellulose swelling and solvation parameter was found to be independent of each other. A relation between McGowan volume of solvent with pyrolysis rate of cellulose was revealed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNWBC 2018 - Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference
EditorsEemeli Hytonen, Jessica Vepsalainen
PublisherVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Pages247-252
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9789513886714
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018
Event8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, NWBC 2018 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 22 Oct 201825 Oct 2018

Publication series

NameNWBC 2018 - Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference

Conference

Conference8th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, NWBC 2018
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period22/10/1825/10/18

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