Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass: Catalysts to improve product selectivity

By Yiqin Wan, Paul Chen, Bo Zhang, Changyan Yang, Yuhuan Liu, Xiangyang Lin, Roger Ruan. 2009

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Catalytic upgrading of biomass fast pyrolysis vapors with nano metal oxides: an analytical Py-GC/MS Study. (2010, unknown): “1]octan-2-one by nano aluminium titanate [16], acetol by NaOH or Na2CO3 [17], light furans by sulfated metal oxides [18], and furfural by MgCl2 [19].”
Review of biological and engineering aspects of algae to fuels approach (2009, background): “Wan and her co-workers’ research demonstrated that some catalysts, for an example, MgCl2, significantly improved bio-oil yield and the product selectivity through microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass([108]).”
Microwaves and Heterogeneous Catalysis: A Review on Selected Catalytic Processes (2020, background): “studied the effects of metal-based catalysts on the product selectivity of microwave-assisted pyrolysis of corn stover and aspen wood [108].”