Feasibility of production methods for succinic acid derivatives: A marriage of renewable resources and chemical technology

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 505-529

  Cukalovic, Ana ^a   Stevens, Christian V ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Industrial feasibility; Production; Pyrrolidones; Renewable; Succinic acid

Indexed keywords

BUTANEDIOL; BUTYROLACTONES; CHEMICAL BUILDING BLOCKS; CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH PROBABILITY; INDUSTRIAL BRANCHES; INDUSTRIAL FEASIBILITY; INDUSTRIAL USE; PRODUCTION METHODS; PRODUCTION ROUTE; PYRROLIDONES; RENEWABLE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STARTING MATERIALS; SUCCINIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACIDS; TETRA-HYDROFURAN;

ESTERS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ACIDS;

EID: 70350023440     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.105     Document Type: Review

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