“…Several applicable studies have coupled ab initio calculations with experimentation to simplify reaction schemes to a point where they can be used to bridge the gap between the atomistic level and the single biomass particle (Calonaci et al, ; Corbetta et al, ; Debiagi et al, ; Faravelli, Frassoldati, Migliavacca, & Ranzi, ; Ranzi et al, ; Ranzi, Debiagi, & Frassoldati, , ; Zheng et al, ). Further modeling has been done to describe reactions of “bio oil” compounds in the gas phase as they exit hot pyrolysis reactors (Blanco & Chejne, ; Debiagi et al, ; Ranzi et al, ). A major challenge for describing the pyrolysis reactions of biomass involves accounting for the formation of the thousands of compounds found in pyrolysis oil, including heavy oligomeric molecules (Kekäläinen, Venäläinen, & Jänis, ).…”