CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 1 



THE PYROLYSIS OF CELLULOSIC MATERIALS ............ 1 



PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS 3 



ISOLATION OF THE CHEMICAL COMPONENTS 



OF WESTERN COTTONWOOD 4 



THERMAL ANALYSIS 6 



PYROLYSIS OF COTTONWOOD CELLULOSE . 8 



PYROLYSIS OF XYLAN . 16 



PYROLYSIS OF COTTONWOOD 24 



SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 29 



LITERATURE CITED 30 



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