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Main Title Chemical Conversion of Wood and Cellulosic Wastes.
Author Shafizade, Fred ; McIntyr, Craig ; Lundstro, Hans ; F, Yun-Lung ;
CORP Author Montana Univ., Missoula. Wood Chemistry Lab.
Year Published 1974
Report Number EPA-R-800652; 670/2-74-015;
Stock Number PB-229 246
Additional Subjects Cellulose ; Solid waste disposal ; Pyrolysis ; Waste papers ; Materials recovery ; Activated carbon ; Gasification ; Hydrolysis ; Waste recycling ; Levulinic acid ; Levoglucosans
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NTIS  PB-229 246 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 60p
Abstract
The report discusses laboratory methods for conversion of cellulosic wastes to levoglucosan, levulinic acid, glyoxal, and active carbon using thermal reactions. Thermal degradation reactions were carried out using pure cellulose, as control, and several types of recovered materials. These reactions yielded a variety of products that could be separated into char, tar, volatile liquid and gas fractions. Useful grades of active carbon were recovered from the chars; pure cellulose tar contained significant amounts of levoglucosan but contaminants in the recovered materials drastically reduced the sugar yields. Acid catalysis, under aqueous conditions, provided reasonable yields of levulinic acid, a compound of commercial value.