Production of biofuels and biochemicals from lignocellulosic biomass: Estimation of maximum theoretical yields and efficiencies using matrix algebra

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2657-2666

  Cherubini, Francesco ^a   Strómman, Anders Hammer ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APRIORI; BIO-ENERGY; BIOFUELS AND BIOCHEMICALS; BIOMASS SOURCE; BIOMASS SUPPLY; BIOREFINERIES; CALCULATION PROCEDURE; CARBON CONTENT; CARBON CONVERSIONS; CARBON-BASED; CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY SECURITY; EXCESS OXYGEN; FOSSIL RESOURCES; INTEGRAL PART; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LIQUID STATE; MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS; OIL-BASED CHEMICAL; PEAK OIL; PRODUCTION CHAIN; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; THEORETICAL YIELD;

ALDEHYDES; ALGEBRA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOETHANOL; CELLULOSE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MATRIX ALGEBRA; OXYGEN; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOMASS;

ALDEHYDES; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; FURFURAL; OXYGEN; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77951122294     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef901379s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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