A Novel Catalytic Strategy for the Production of Liquid Fuels from Ligno-cellulosic Biomass

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue , 2011, Pages 1723-1727

  Henao, Carlos A ^a   Braden, DrewJ ^a   Maravelias, Christos T ^a   Dumesic, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Levulinic acid; Ligno cellulosic Biomass; Liquid Fuels; Renewable Energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958800712     PISSN: 15707946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-54298-4.50123-9     Document Type: Book

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