Production of FT transportation fuels from biomass; technical options, process analysis and optimisation, and development potential

Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1743-1771

  Hamelinck, Carlo N ^a   Faaij, André P C ^a   den Uil, Herman ^b   Boerrigter, Harold ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN; INVESTMENTS; METHANOL; TRANSPORTATION;

FISHER TTROPSCH (FT) DIESEL; GASIFICATION PLANTS;

DIESEL FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOMASS; DIESEL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 3442888587     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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