Catalytic pyrolysis of Miscanthus × giganteus over activated alumina

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 8095-8100

  Yorgun, Sait ^a   Şimşek, Yunus Emre ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activated alumina; Bio oil characterization; Biomass; Catalytic pyrolysis; Miscanthus

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ORE TREATMENT;

CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS; MISCANTHUS;

ACTIVATED ALUMINA;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; NITROGEN;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CATALYSIS; ENERGY CROP; GRASS; PYROLYSIS;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORT; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GRASS; HEATING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MISCANTHUS GIGANTEUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CROSSES, GENETIC; ELEMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN; PLANT OILS; POACEAE; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TEMPERATURE;

MISCANTHUS;

EID: 47749150689     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.036     Document Type: Article

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