Abstract
Cellulose was pyrolyzed under various conditions, and 82 compoundswere identified as volatile products. The temperature for maximumformation of most of these compoundsin nitrogen was in the range of 600°C-650°C, while it was 50°C-200°Clower in air. The maximumyield of most of the products was also lower in air than in nitrogen. The temperature for maximumformation of most volatile products offilter paper treated with potassium nitrate was 50°C-100°C lower than the temperature required for untreated paper, although the maximumyields of volatile products from treated filter paper did not bear any relationship to the maximumyields from untreated paper.
Comparisons between volatile pyrolysis products and components of cellulose cigarette smoke proved that they were qualitatively similar, but that most pyrolysis products were obtained in muchlarger quantities than smoke components per weight of cellulose.
