Characterization of solid and vapor products from thermochemical conversion of municipal solid waste woody fractions.

The ever-increasing consumption of material goods with economic growth is resulting in an increasing generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) and the rapid filling of landfills. Fractions of municipal solid waste containing wood-based products have the potential to be used for the development of value added products. In this paper we produced and characterized biochar and pyrolysis vapors from municipal solid waste (MSW) woody fractions to demonstrate their suitability towards soil amendments.