2. Material and methods
2.1. Material
Ground to pass a 2-mm sieve Miscanthus sinensis was used as a raw material for fast pyrolysis. Fast pyrolysis was accomplished at 500 °C and the residence time was regulated at 1.63 s by inert nitrogen gas flow. The volatile pyrolytic products were cooled and condensed to a liquid bio-oil with a yield of 48.3 wt%.