Progress and recent trends in biofuels

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-18

  Demirbas, Ayhan ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bio(m)ethanol; Bio oil; Biodiesel; Biohydrogen; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; GREENHOUSES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIO OIL; BIO(M)ETHANOL; BIODIESEL; BIOHYDROGEN; FISCHER TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; STEAM REFORMING;

SYNTHETIC FUELS;

EID: 33845343603     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecs.2006.06.001     Document Type: Review

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