Introduction: We propose to develop PISCES, a 3kg, 2W, flightcapable microfluidic lab-on-a-chip capillary electrophoresis analyzer that is capable of injesting solid, liquid, or gas samples and performing a suite of chemical analyses with parts per trillion sensitivity. This system would be a general purpose analytical system for in situ planetary exploration. For analysis of gases or liquids, ...

the purposes of this article are studying the effects of oxygen presence on waste wood pyrolysis process in order to produce bio-char. to reach the goal, cubic samples of size 2.5 cm pyrolized at 300 and 400 °c. the surface and center temperatures of samples were measured and their mass losses were calculated from the ratio of pyrolized mass to initial mass of the sample. increase in temperatur...

The co-pyrolysis of waste electrical and electronic equipments (WEEEs) and waste biomass to obtain pyrolysis-oil, a liquid fuel or chemical feedstock, was carried out in the present work. The pyrolysis-oil yield of co-pyrolysis reached 62.3% which was significantly higher than those of pyrolysis of WEEEs and biomass alone (i.e., 53.1% for WEEEs and 46.3% for biomass), suggesting that synergisti...

The characteristics of enzymatic/mild acidolysis lignin (EMAL) isolated from moso bamboo were investigated using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). Pyrolysis temperature as a factor on products was studied, and the pyrolysis mechanism was inferred with respect to the dominating products. Research results showed that pyrolysis products derived from EMAL pyrolysis were mai...

We estimate the profitability of producing biochar from crop residue (corn stover) for two scenarios. The first employs slow pyrolysis to generate biochar and pyrolysis gas and has the advantage of high yields of char (as much as 40 wt-%) but the disadvantage of producing a relatively low-value energy product (pyrolysis gas of modest heating value). The second scenario employs fast pyrolysis to...

The pyrolysis of TVSb has been investigated in a flow tube reactor using Dz and He carrier gases. For TVSb alone, the most likely pyrolysis reaction involves an Sbcentered reductive elimination pathway. A less likely possibility is pyrolysis via homolysis of the Sb-C bonds, yielding vinyl radicals. Unfortunately, examination of the organic byproducts in both He and D, yields insufficient inform...