Enabling cellulosic diesel with microchannel technology

Biofuels

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-324

  Deshmukh, Soumitra R ^a   Tonkovich, Anna Lee Y ^a   McDaniel, Jeffrey S ^a   Schrader, Lucas D ^a   Burton, Christy D ^a   Jarosch, Kai T ^a   Simpson, Anthony M ^a   Kilanowski, David R ^a   Leviness, Steve ^a  

^a Velocys Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS TO LIQUID; CHAIN GROWTH; CO CONVERSION; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; FISCHER TROPSCH; FT FUEL; GALLONS PER DAYS; GOOD STABILITY; MICRO CHANNEL REACTORS; MICROCHANNEL TECHNOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCALE; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

BIOMASS; BYPRODUCTS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 79958734501     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bfs.11.17     Document Type: Review

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