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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
Volume 93, Issue 2, Pages 133-139Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2009.05.010
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SPME; Analytical pyrolysis; Biomass; Corn stalk; Sorghum; Poplar; Switchgrass
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- University of Bologna
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Pyrolysis coupled with dynamic solid-phase micro extraction (Py-SPME) followed by CC-MS analysis was applied to the determination of volatile compounds evolved by a micro-scale off-line pyrolysis apparatus, in order to extend the information affordable with this type of analytical equipment. The Py-SPME method with a carboxen/PDMS fiber working in the retracted mode was tested on four biomass samples (switchgrass, sweet sorghum, corn stalk and poplar) for qualitative analysis of semi-volatile pyrolysis products and quantitative determination of main volatiles (C-1-C-4) pyrolysis products. The developed procedure allowed capturing and analysis of all GC analyzable compounds, without memory effects and with good peak resolution also for early GC-eluting compounds. Twelve main volatile pyrolysis products, including hydroxyacetaldehyde and acetic acid, were successfully quantified: in spite of the intrinsic variability introduced by dynamic SPME sampling, results were relatively accurate and consistent with literature data on bench pyrolysis reactors. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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