Synergy in the hybrid thermochemical-biological processes for liquid fuel production

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2012-2017

  Agrawal, Rakesh ^a   Singh, Navneet R ^a   Ribeiro, Fabio H ^a   Delgass, W Nicholas ^a   Perkis, David F ^b   Tyner, Wallace E ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biological processes; Biomass; H2CAR process; Hybrid hydrogen carbon process; Hydrogen; Thermochemical; Transportation fuels

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; H2CAR PROCESS; THERMOCHEMICAL; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; INTEGRATION; LIQUID FUELS; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 71549168987     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2009.06.026     Document Type: Article

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