Ab Initio Conformational Analysis of $\alpha$/$\beta$-D-Xylopyranose at Pyrolysis Conditions

Bernardo Ballotta, Jacopo Lupi, Leandro Ayarde-Henríquez +1

Xylopyranose is the principal monosaccharide unit of hemicellulose, one of the three major biopolymers of lignocellulosic biomass. Understanding its decomposition mechanism is incr…