Compound Origina Formula MWb RT Ions used for Control B207 L201 (min) integration Area (%) Area (%) Area (%) Carbon dioxide   CO2 44 1.615 44,34,32 100 100 100 Pentenol   C5H10O 86 1.897 41,40,39   24.16 26.94 Propanal, 2-methyl-   C4H8O 72 2.066 41,43,72   6.63 5.41 Furan, 2-methyl-   C5H6O 82 2.299 82,53,81   6.67 10.41 Butanal, 3-methyl-   C5H10O 86 2.664 41,44,43   2.25 1.86 Benzene L C6H6 78 2.767 78,77,41 1.31 16.25 10.66 Toluene L C7H8 92 4.082 91,92,65   56.3 46.15 p-Xylene L C8H10 106 6.087 91,106,105   6.36 3.34 Styrene L C8H8 104 6.577 104,103,78   6.23 4.78 Benzene, 1-ethyl-3-methyl- L C9H12 120 8.305 105,120,106   0.92 1.21 Phenol L,H C6H6O 94 8.921 94,103,66   12.47 9.97 Benzene, 1-propenyl- L C9H10 118 9.18 118,117,115   1.25 1.15 4-Methylphenol L,H C7H8O 108 11.248 107,108,77   19.73 15.2 Phenol, 2-methoxy- L,G C7H8O2 124 11.519 109,124,81   6.47 3.64 Benzyl nitrile   C8H7N 117 12.766 117,90,116   3.78 3.26 Naphthalene L C10H8 128 13.818 128,129,127   4.39 2.03 Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-methyl- L,G C8H10O2 138 14.045 138,123,95   3.59 1.32 Benzenepropanenitrile   C9H9N 131 15.203 91,131,65   2.88 3.2 Indolizine   C8H7N 117 16.485 117,90,89   8.47 6.15 Squalane   C30H62 422 38.72 57,71,85   5.85 9.9 Acetic acid, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-hexadecyl ester   C22H44O2 340 39.05 57,69,83   3.15 5.58 9-Hexadecen-1-ol, (Z)-   C16H32O 240 39.38 69,55,83   1.6 2.89 Total lignin content (%) 1.3 42.67 34.42 a L, Lignin; G, guaiacyl type; H, hydroxyphenyl type b Molecular weight

Table 4: Principal pyrolysis products of APPL and area ratio