elephant grass as biomass

[vestelshirley]

I need to know what VOC's need to be tested for when elephant grass is being tested for biomass material.

[Jumpshooter]

VestelShirleys the usual suspects, phthalate esters and naphthols, these are typical by-products of grass (no pun intended) thermal conversion at low temperatures into renewables. When I was a student back at UW my chem teacher specialize in this biofuel conversion research. I fondly recall hearing her dissert about grass, pyrolisis and phthalates. They ought to be fairly easy to chromatograph--given the proper combination of column phase and oven ramp temp.

Thanks.