What is the role for biorefineries?

Appita Annual Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-18

  Covey, Geoff ^a   Grist, Stephen ^a  

^a Chairman Covey Consulting Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CRUDE OIL PRICES; CRUDE OILS; GASIFIED BIOMASSES; LIQUID CHEMICALS; LOW COSTS; OIL COMPANIES; OIL INDUSTRIES; OIL REFINERIES; ORGANICS; PULP AND PAPERS; REMAINING OILS; SYNTHETIC LIQUID FUELS; TRANSPORT FUELS;

ABS RESINS; AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; BEVERAGES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PULP; CHEMICALS; ETHANOL; EXHIBITIONS; FEEDSTOCKS; FUELS; INDUSTRY; LIGNIN; LIQUID FUELS; PAPER COATING; PAPER PRODUCTS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PETROLEUM REFINING; PULP; PULP REFINING; REFINING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

BEVERAGES; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PULPING; CHEMICALS; COATING; ETHANOL; EXHIBITIONS; FUELS; LIGNINS; LIQUIDS; PAPER; PAPER INDUSTRY; PAPER PRODUCTS; PULP INDUSTRY; PULPS; REFINING;

EID: 55849131120     PISSN: 14435454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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