Solid Waste Engineering
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Author: Worrell, William A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.2P
The ideal equation for the combustion of cellulose is C6H10O5 + 6O2→6O2 + 5H2O. What is a similar idealized equation for pyrolysis? What end products might you expect?
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