Technoeconomic analysis of a lignocellulosic biomass indirect gasification process to make ethanol via mixed alcohols synthesis

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 8887-8897

  Phillips, S D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXED ALCOHOLS; TECHNOECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOMASS; ETHANOL; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 38149004822     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie071224u     Document Type: Conference Paper

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