Multiscale modelling of hydrothermal biomass pretreatment for chip size optimization

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2621-2628

  Hosseini, Seyed Ali ^a   Shah, Nilay ^a  

^a Centre for Process Systems Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biorefinery; Hydrothermal pretreatment; Lignocellulosic biomass; Modified severity factor

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BIOREFINERY; HYDROTHERMAL PRETREATMENT; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MODIFIED SEVERITY FACTOR;

BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ETHANOL; PH EFFECTS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOMASS;

ALCOHOL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY YIELD; MOLECULAR SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MODEL; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

ACIDS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIGNIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; STEAM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59849122066     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.11.030     Document Type: Article

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