Oil production from duckweed by thermochemical liquefaction

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1293-1300

  Xiu, S N ^a   Shahbazi, A ^a   Croonenberghs, J ^a   Wang, L J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Catalyst; Duckweed; Liquefaction; Oil

Indexed keywords

BIO OIL; CATALYST LOADINGS; DUCKWEED; HEATING VALUE; HEAVY OIL; HIGH PRESSURE REACTORS; LOWER LIMITS; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL YIELD; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC BASIS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; RETENTION TIME; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

CATALYSTS; LIQUEFACTION;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 77952644986     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030903060408     Document Type: Article

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