Liquefaction of biomass in the presence of phenol and H2O using alkalies and salts as the catalyst

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-279

  Maldas, D ^a,c   Shiraishi, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali; Biomass; Catalyst; Liquefaction; Phenol; Phenolation; Salt; Swelling agent; Wood dissolution

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; CATALYSTS; DISSOLUTION; LIQUEFACTION; PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; SALTS; SWELLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; PHENOLATION; WOOD DISSOLUTION;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0030745029     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(96)00074-8     Document Type: Article

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