Biomass to olefins: Cracking of renewable naphtha

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 176-177, Issue , 2011, Pages 178-187

  Pyl, Steven P ^a   Schietekat, Carl M ^a   Reyniers, Marie Françoise ^a   Abhari, Ramin ^b   Marin, Guy B ^a   Van Geem, Kevin M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Syntroleum Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass conversion; Comprehensive 2D GC; Olefin production; Steam cracking

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES; BIO OIL; BIOMASS CONVERSION; COMPREHENSIVE 2D GC; FOSSIL RESOURCES; GC-TOF-MS; HIGH QUALITY; LIGHT OLEFINS; N-PARAFFINS; OLEFIN PRODUCTION; PROPYLENE YIELD; PYROLYSIS GASOLINE; RUN LENGTH; WASTE FAT;

BIOCONVERSION; ETHYLENE; FATTY ACIDS; FUEL OILS; NAPHTHAS; PARAFFINS; PILOT PLANTS; PROPYLENE; PYROLYSIS;

STEAM CRACKING;

EID: 81555195253     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.04.062     Document Type: Article

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