Materials
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| 1,4-Dioxane (Certified ACS) | Fisher | D111 | Flammable, preoxidizable chemical |
| Black Liquor | Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University | N/A | pH 12.72, 13.67% solids |
| Ethanol (microbiology grade) | Fisher | BP2818 | |
| Ethyl Acetate (ACS reagent grade) | EMD | EX0240-9 | Flammable |
| Glacial acetic acid (Certified ACS) | EMD | AX0073 | Corrosive |
| Guaiacol | Sigma Aldrich | PHR1136 | Harmful by ingestion, corrosive |
| HP-5 capillary column | Agilent | 19091J-577 | 60 m x 0.18 mm internal diameter, 0.18 μm thickness |
| Hydrochloric acid (certified ACS) | EMD | HX0603P | |
| N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide with trimethylcholorsilane 99:1% (BSTFA) | Fluka | 15238 | Flammable, causes skin burns and eye damage with contact |
| Na2SO4 (FCC grade) | VWR | BDH8026 | |
| NaClO2 (80%) | Sigma Aldrich | 244155 | Flammable, toxic |
| NaOH (certified ACS) | EMD | 1.06498.1000 | Corrosive |
| Alkacid pH test ribbons | Fisher | A979 | |
| Phosphoric Acid (certified ACS) | Fisher | A242 | |
| Polaris Q mass spectrometer | Thermo Electron Corporation | ||
| Pyridine (99%) | Alfa Aesar | A12005 | Flammable, toxic in contact with skin |
| Switchgrass | Cherry Research Farm Goldsboro, NC | N/A | Harvested August 2011 |
| Thermo Finnigan trace gas chromatograph | Thermo Electron Corporation | ||
| Whatman no. 1 filter paper | Whatman | 1001-150 |
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