Experimental investigation of pyrolysis process of corn straw

The present paper was performed to analyze the pyrolysis process of corn straw. Based on the thermogravimetric analysis, the component of pyrolysis gas of corn straw was tested using the gas chromatograph analyzer. Experimental results showed that, as the reaction temperature increases, the component of H₂ and CH₄ increases, whereas the component of CO and CO₂ decreases. Finally, the mechanism of pyrolysis process of corn straw was revealed from the point of view of the molecular structure based on the elemental analysis. Copyright The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org, Oxford University Press.