Hydrothermal conversion of corn cobs and crude glycerol

Biological Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 197-210

  Gan, J ^a   Yuan, W ^a   Nelson, N O ^b   Agudelo, S C ^b  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio char; Bio oil; Corn cobs; Crude glycerol; Hydrothermal conversion; Liquefaction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LIQUEFACTION; MOLAR RATIO;

BIO CHARS; BIO OIL; CORN COB; CRUDE GLYCEROL; HYDROTHERMAL CONVERSION;

GLYCEROL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78651526850     PISSN: 19342799     EISSN: 19342837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13031/2013.34845     Document Type: Article

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