Gasification and synthesis gas fermentation: An alternative route to biofuel production

Biofuels

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 405-419

  Slivka, Rachel M ^a   Chinn, Mari S ^a   Grunden, Amy M ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; DIRECT HYDROLYSIS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; GAS SOLUBILITY; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MICROBIAL FERMENTATION; PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PRODUCT YIELDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUELS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 79961095256     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bfs.11.108     Document Type: Review

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