Large-scale biohydrogen production from bio-oil

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 7350-7361

  Sarkar, Susanjib ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bio oil; Biohydrogen; Carbon credits; Fast pyrolysis; Techno economic assessment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; CRUDE OIL; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN FUELS; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PYROLYSIS; WELL STIMULATION;

BIO OIL; BIO-HYDROGEN; CARBON CREDITS; FAST PYROLYSIS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

ASPHALT; BIOFUEL; BIOHYDROGEN; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUEL; NATURAL GAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; OIL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; BITUMEN; CRUDE OIL; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; STRAW; TREE; WATER VAPOR; WHEAT; BIOMASS; CANADA; ECONOMICS; METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

CANADA;

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CANADA; CARBON; HYDROGEN; OILS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 77953891258     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.04.038     Document Type: Article

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