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JOURNAL OF WOOD SCIENCE
Volume 49, Issue 1, Pages 73-78Publisher
SPRINGER-VERLAG TOKYO
DOI: 10.1007/s100860300012
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chemical conversion; supercritical methanol; hardwood; softwood; lignin; cellulose
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The chemical conversion of Japanese beech (Fagus crenata Blume) and Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) woods in supercritical methanol was studied using the supercritical fluid biomass conversion system with a batch-type reaction vessel. Under conditions of 270degreesC/27 MPa, beech wood was decomposed and liquefied to a greater extent than cedar wood, and the difference observed was thought to originate mainly from differences in the intrinsic properties of the lignin structures of hardwood and softwood. However, such a difference was not observed at 350degreesC/43 MPa, and more than 90% of both beech and cedar woods were effectively decomposed and liquefied after 30 min of treatment. This result indicates that the supercritical methanol treatment is expected to be an efficient toot for converting the woody biomass to lower-molecular-weight products, such as liquid fuels and useful chemicals.
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