Depolymerization of Cellulose with Superheated Steam: Remarkable Obstruction Effects of Sodium and High Reactivity of Crystalline Cellulose

Engineering & Materials Science

• Depolymerization 100%
• Cellulose 70%
• Crystalline materials 67%
• Sodium 66%
• Steam 53%
• Organic compounds 20%
• Pyrolysis 13%
• Cellulose nanocrystals 12%
• Ball milling 9%
• Glucose 8%
• Contamination 6%
• Impurities 6%
• Temperature 5%
• Water 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Crystalline Cellulose 93%
• Levoglucosan 84%
• Depolymerization 71%
• Sodium Atom 40%
• Amorphous Material 27%
• Amorphous Cellulose 13%
• Pyrolysis 11%
• Reaction Yield 9%
• Product Distribution 8%
• Ball Milling 8%
• Nanocrystal 6%
• Water Soluble 6%
• Glucose 5%
• Amount 3%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• cellulose 62%
• sodium 48%
• effect 15%
• pyrolysis 11%
• organic compound 11%
• coordination 6%
• glucose 5%
• X-ray diffraction 5%
• contamination 4%
• product 3%
• temperature 2%
• distribution 2%
• water 1%