Role of β -O-4 glycosidic bond on thermal degradation of cellulose

The pyrolytic characteristics of cellulose, cellobiose and glucose were examined by TG-FTIR combined with Py-GC–MS, in order to gain the effect of β-O-4 glycosidic bond on the pyrolysis process. In TG-FTIR analysis, two mass loss peaks were observed for cellobiose and glucose, indicating dehydration in low temperature stage and consequently intensive cracking of glycosidic bond and fragments for cellobiose. The samples were tested in Py-GC–MS at...