Bioproducts process pathways for Kraft paper mills

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Dickerson, Catherine M ^a   Rubin, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Bioproducts; Biorefinery; Business; Cellulosic biorefineries; Cellulosic ethanol; Economics; Kraft pulp mills; Near neutral extraction process; Pathways; Production costs; University of Maine; USA

Indexed keywords

BIOPRODUCTS; BIOREFINERIES; BIOREFINERY; BUSINESS; KRAFT PULP MILLS; NEUTRAL EXTRACTION; PATHWAYS; PRODUCTION COST; UNIVERSITY OF MAINE;

ACETIC ACID; ACIDS; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOCONVERSION; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; INVESTMENTS; KRAFT PAPER; KRAFT PROCESS; METAL ANALYSIS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PH EFFECTS; RURAL AREAS; STAGES;

KRAFT PULP;

ACETIC ACID; ETHANOL; EXTRACTION; FOSSIL FUELS; INVESTMENT; KRAFT PAPERS; KRAFT PULPING; OPERATING COSTS; PH; PULP MILLS;

EID: 77951533524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI102571     Document Type: Article

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