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Preface ; Acknowledgement to financial support ; Contents ; 1 Biomass components and characteristics ; 1.1 Biomass components ; 1.1.1 Composition analysis of biomass ; 1.1.2 Distribution of biomass components ; 1.2 Cellulose ; 1.2.1 Structure of cellulose.

1.2.2 Characteristics of cellulose ; 1.2.3 Isolation of cellulose and its model compounds ; 1.3 Hemicellulose ; 1.3.1 Structure of hemicellulose ; 1.3.2 Characteristics of hemicellulose ; 1.3.3 Isolation of hemicellulose and its model compounds ; 1.4 Lignin ; 1.4.1 Structure of lignin.

1.4.2 Characteristics of lignin ; 1.4.3 Isolation of lignin and its model compounds ; 1.5 Extractives ; 1.6 Inorganic salts ; 1.6.1 Composition of inorganic salts ; 1.6.2 Removal of inorganic salts ; 1.7 Water in biomass ; 2 Pyrolysis of cellulose.

2.1 Fundamental process of cellulose pyrolysis ; 2.1.1 Introduction to cellulose pyrolysis ; 2.1.2 Pyrolysis of cellulose model compounds ; 2.2 Effect of reaction parameters on the pyrolysis behavior of cellulose ; 2.2.1 Effect of reaction temperature ; 2.2.2 Effect of residence time.

2.2.3 Effect of acid pretreatment ; 2.2.4 Effect of other reaction factors ; 2.3 Pyrolysis kinetic models for cellulose pyrolysis ; 2.3.1 One-step global reaction model ; 2.3.2 Two-step reaction model ; 2.3.3 Isoconversion methods ; 2.3.4 Distributed activation energy model.

Biomass is considered to be a prime option as an alternative to fossil stock for fuels and chemicals. This book explores the pyrolysis behavior of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. It discusses the influence of component interactions, mineral salts and catalysts on biomass pyrolysis. It also introduces bio-oil upgrading based on molecular distillation. Enriched with numerous case studies, the book provides fundamental reference for bioenergy researchers and industrial engineers.