Selective production of chemicals from biomass pyrolysis over metal chlorides supported on zeolite

- A simple one step method was proposed to the conversion of biomass into chemical.
- The pyrolysis of bagasse with HZSM-5 or ZnCl2 obtains large amount of MBPC or HBPC.
- The pyrolysis of bagasse over ZnCl2/HZSM-5 obtains high yield of furfural.
- The synergistic effect makes ZnCl2/HZSM-5 high selectivity to chemicals.