... primary wood degradation mechanisms of such description is based on Shafizadeh and Chin (1977) work which expresses the decomposition as k1 WOOD → TAR (2. 22) k2 WOOD → GAS (2. 23) k3 WOOD → CHAR (2. 24) ... exp(− K / Ts ) pv , sat where K1 and (2. 8) K are constants which depend on the temperature range, and K1 4.143 ×1010 Pa and K = 4 822 K in the temperature range of 20 °C to 1000°C = The assumption that ... 1, 2, (2. 21) where Svj is the volatile part of component of j of wood; G ↑ denotes volatile gas produced; ∆H , E , A represent heat of pyrolysis, activation energy and pre-exponential factor...