Mathematical Model of Pyrolysis of Biomass Particles

A mathematical model of a special class of solid/fluid chemical reactions has been developed for use in analyzing the pyrolysis of particles of cellulose, wood, and similar biomass materials. Although it involves some simplifying assumptions (as do all models of chemical and physical processes), this model is nevertheless sufficiently detailed to yield spatially and temporally resolved approximations of chemical compositions and temperatures of particles and of liquid and gaseous products as they evolve during the pyrolysis process.