A new process developed for separation of lignin from ammonium hydroxide pretreatment solutions

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 130-138

  Sherman, Steven R ^a   Goodell, John J ^b   Milliken, Charles E ^a   Morris, Jacob A ^a   Gorensek, Maximilian B ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ADRIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

bioenergy; lignocellulosic; precipitation; switchgrass

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION; BIO-ENERGY; COST ESTIMATE; DISSOLVED LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSIC; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; LIQUID SOLUTION; PILOT SCALE; PRE-TREATMENT; SWITCHGRASS;

CENTRIFUGATION; COST ACCOUNTING; LIGNIN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84855879650     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10544     Document Type: Article

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