Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass for liquid biofuels production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 120, Issue , 2012, Pages 273-284

  Yin, Chungen ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass; Dielectric heating; Microwave; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BIO OIL; BIOMASS RESIDUE; FAST PYROLYSIS; HIGHER YIELD; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; LIQUID BIOFUELS; MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC HEATING; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; PRE-TREATMENT; PYROLYSIS PROCESS; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; RAPID-HEATING; STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

BIOMASS; DIELECTRIC HEATING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FEEDSTOCKS; HEATING; LIQUIDS; MICROWAVES; PYROLYSIS;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; LIQUID; OXYGEN; PYROLYSIS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ENERGY RESOURCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE COOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84864530308     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.016     Document Type: Review

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