Reduction of formic acid to methanol under hydrothermal conditions in the presence of Cu and Zn

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 658-662

  Liu, Jianke ^a   Zeng, Xu ^a   Cheng, Min ^a   Yun, Jun ^b   Li, Qiuju ^a   Jing, Zhenzi ^a   Jin, Fangming ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass utilization; Cu ZnO catalyst; Hydrothermal conditions; Methanol

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS UTILIZATION; BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS; CU/ZNO CATALYST; FILLING RATE; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; REDUCTANTS;

CARBOHYDRATES; CATALYSTS; FORMIC ACID; ZINC;

METHANOL;

CARBOHYDRATE; COPPER; FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; ZINC;

CARBOHYDRATE; CATALYST; COPPER; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; METHANOL; ORGANIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CATALYST; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; REACTION TIME; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

COPPER; FORMIC ACIDS; HOT TEMPERATURE; METHANOL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER; ZINC;

EID: 84860483699     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.032     Document Type: Article

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