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Chemically distinct particle-phase emissions from highly controlled pyrolysis of three wood types
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research, Inc.,
Billerica, MA 01821, USA
Mariam Fawaz
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Leah R. Williams
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research, Inc.,
Billerica, MA 01821, USA
Tami Bond
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO 80523, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
Timothy B. Onasch
Center for Sensor Systems and Technology, Aerodyne Research, Inc.,
Billerica, MA 01821, USA
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Pyrolysis is the thermal decomposition of fuels like wood which occurs during combustion or as an isolated process. During combustion, some pyrolysis products are emitted directly, while others are oxidized in the combustion process. This work describes the chemical composition of particle-phase pyrolysis products in order to investigate both the uncombusted emissions from wildfires and the fuel that participates in combustion.
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