The effects of syngas impurities on syngas fermentation to liquid fuels

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2690-2696

  Xu, Deshun ^a   Tree, Douglas R ^a   Lewis, Randy S ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fermentation; Gasification; Impurities; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION PROCESS; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CELL TOXICITY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; END-PRODUCTS; FERMENTATION MEDIA; FERMENTATION PROCESS; GAS CLEANING PROCESS; GASIFICATION PROCESS; GASIFIERS; IMPURITIES IN; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MICROBIAL FERMENTATION PROCESS; MUNICIPAL WASTE; PAPER WASTES; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; PRAIRIE GRASS; SYNGAS; WOOD CHIP;

AMMONIA; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FEEDSTOCKS; GASIFICATION; IMPURITIES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROCESS CONTROL; SYNTHESIS GAS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FERMENTATION;

AMMONIA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMMERCIALIZATION; ETHANOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; GRASS; HYDROGEN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRAIRIE; SOLUBILITY;

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FUELS; GASIFICATION; IMPURITIES; LIQUIDS; MUNICIPAL WASTES; PROCESS CONTROL; SOLID WASTES; WATER GAS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

POACEAE;

EID: 79958116237     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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