Catalytic hydrothermal gasification of biomass

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 254-265

  Elliott, Douglas C ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Biomass gasification; Hydrothermal gasification

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; HYDROTHERMAL GASIFICATION; LIQUID PHASE; NEW OPTIONS; NON-CATALYTIC; PRESSURIZED WATER; PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; WET OXIDATION;

BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; GAS GENERATORS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; POLYMER BLENDS;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 55949116792     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.74     Document Type: Review

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