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Measurement of pyrolysis properties and kinetics for as-obtained holocellulose and as-obtained lignin

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This work aimed to deeper insight into the interaction processes between lignin and holocellulose in lignocellulosic biomass. As a result, apricot shell lignin (ASL) and apricot shell holocellulose (ASH) were prepared. Subsequently, the thermal behaviors of apricot shell (AS), ASL, ASH, and ASL/ASH blends were determined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) using mass changes as a monitoring parameter. The activation energy was calculated by employing the model-free integral methodology, and the reaction models were estimated using Criado mater plots (hereinafter referred to as mater plots). Additionally, using the resulting activation energies, the changes of pre-exponential factor (A), enthalpy (ΔH), Gibbs free energy (ΔG), and entropy (ΔS) were determined. When the weight ratio of ASL to ASH was below ~ 1.1, the degradation of ASL and ASH begins to show synergistic effects. Extractives and volatiles in ASH endow a significant effect on improving the reaction dynamics in co-pyrolysis processes, which was evidenced through an increase in decomposition intensity. Samples differ in their primary reaction mechanisms upon small (α ≤ 0.5) and large (α ≥ 0.5) conversion rates. Furthermore, there was a linear positive correlation between the A value and activation energy. Thermal decomposition of AS, ASL, ASH, and ASL/ASH mixtures afforded positive ΔG and ΔH.

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The authors are in gratitude to the National Promotion Project of China (No. 2020133136), the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (No. 22KJA430011), and the National Key Research and Development Plan of China (2016YFE0201800) for financial support.

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Wang, L., Qin, H., Ma, H. et al. Measurement of pyrolysis properties and kinetics for as-obtained holocellulose and as-obtained lignin. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03527-5

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