Table 3 Non-condensable gas yield (mmol/g biomass) of various catalytic thermochemical treatment processes using different biomass feedstocks

From: Sustainable co-production of porous graphitic carbon and synthesis gas from biomass resources

Carbon source (process)

Catalyst or co-reactants

Synthesis temperature

H2

CO

CO2

CH4

Reference

Corncobs

Limonite

750 °C

21.7

12.5

2.9

3.7

Zhao et al.80

Corncobs

Ni/Al2O3

750 °C

25.4

13.5

5.2

2.8

Zhao et al.80

Pine wood

K2CO3

700 °C

4.0

2.6

3.6

0.6

Fan et al.81

Seaweed

(ATT)

Ni/ZrO2, Steam, NaOH

500 °C

69.69

0.2

0.2

2.5

Zhang et al.41

Pine wood

Ni/Iron Slag

900 °C

23.2

27.3

0.6

4.2

Liu et al.82

Pine wood

Ni/Al2O3

900 °C

24.9

30.6

0.5

1.2

Liu et al.82

Wood waste

900 °C

9.9

9.8

5.3

1.4

Present work

Wood waste

(2-step graphitization)

KOH

400 °C + 900 °C

7.5

11.5

4.8

0.4

Present work

Wood waste

(ATG)

KOH, Ni/ZrO2

900 °C

21.1

23.5

6.8

0.7

Present work