Furfural production from corn cobs autohydrolysis liquors by microwave technology

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 513-519

  Sánchez, Cristina ^a   Serrano, Luis ^a   Andres, M Angeles ^a   Labidi, Jalel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corn cobs; Factorial design of experiments; Furfural; Hydrolysis; Microwave; Thermal conversion

Indexed keywords

ACID CATALYST; ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; AUTOHYDROLYSIS; CATALYST CONCENTRATION; CORN COB; HIGH-CONTENT; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY; MONOMERS CONVERSION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; RENEWABLE RAW MATERIALS; SULFURIC ACID AND HYDROCHLORIC ACID; THERMAL CONVERSION;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CATALYSTS; CELLULOSE; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; FURFURAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; SULFURIC ACID;

ALDEHYDES;

CATALYST; CELLULOSE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; MAIZE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864045922     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.06.042     Document Type: Article

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