Table 4 . --Pyrolysis products from cellulose (percent of original organic) 



1.0. 



Peak 

 No. 



Compound 



Cellulose 



Cellulose 

 +ZnCl 2 



: Cellulose 

 : +NaOH 



: ident . 

 : method 1 









- - - Counts 



per mg . 2 - - - 





1,2 



Fixed gas 



12,900 



12,000 



31,900 











----- Percent - - - - - 





3 



Acetaldehyde 



1.3 



1.0 



3.1 



1,5,6,7,8 



4 



Acetone/propionaldehyde 



T 3 



.2 



T 



1,5 



5 



Furan 



1.4 



3.2 



.8 



1 



6 



Acrolein 



1.5 



T 



3.1 



1,9 



7 



Methanol 



.8 



.5 



.6 



1,5,6,9 



8 



Methyl furan 



T 



2.1 



T 



1 



10 



2 , 3- Butanedione 



1.4 



1.2 



2.4 



1,4,5,8 



11 



2 - But en a 1 



.8 



2.1 



1.9 



1 4 5 6 8 



13 



2-0xypropanal 



T 



.8 



T 



1,5 



15 



1 -Hydroxy- 2 -propanone 



1.9 



.3 



1.4 



1,5 



16 



Glyoxal 



2.0 



.1 



6.9 



1,5,6 



17 



Acetic acid 



.8 



.8 



3.5 



1,2,10 



18 



2-Furaldehyde 



.9 



2.1 



1.0 



1,2,3,4,5,6 



19 



Formic acid 



T 



T 



1.7 



1,10 



20 



5-Methyl -2-furaldehyde 



.3 



.3 



.3 



1,5 



21 



Furfuryl alcohol 



.3 



.3 



.1 



1 





H 2 



11 



16 



12 







C0 2 



6 



4 



8 







Char 



5 



23 



18 





Refer to methods on page 12. 



Counts per mg. at attenuation 10 3 -16. 



T = <0.1 percent 



15 



