The kinetics of cellulose
fractional pyrolysis was studied for
the first time in the temperature range of 200–900 °C,
with 25 °C increment under nitrogen atmosphere. A detailed analysis
of the major and minor pyrolysis products was performed using a System
for Thermal Diagnostic Studies (STDS) and FTIR techniques. A semiglobal
kinetic model was proposed, with products grouped into kinetic lumps,
based on their formation profile similarity. Kinetic parameters (pre-exponential
factor A and activation energy E
a) for formation of major products grouped into heavy
volatiles 1 lump (levoglucosan and anhydrosugars) and light volatiles
2 lump (furans and carbonyls) were obtained based on the performed
experimental studies. The final model accurately predicts not only
the weight loss, the temperature-distribution of major lumped products,
and the total yields of tar and gases from the fractional pyrolysis
of cellulose but also shows a good performance toward literature data
for experimental studies of others.