A hybrid optimisation model for the synthesis of sustainable gasification-based integrated biorefinery

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1568-1581

  Shabbir, Zumer ^a   Tay, Douglas H S ^a   Ng, Denny K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Automated targeting; Biofuel; Fuzzy optimisation; Gasification; Integrated biorefinery

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; AUTOMATED TARGETING; BIOFUELS AND BIOCHEMICALS; BIOREFINERIES; CO-PRODUCTS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; OPTIMISATION MODELS; OPTIMISATIONS; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS; SYNTHESIS STRATEGY; WASTE RECOVERIES;

BIOCONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; GASIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; REFINING;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84866548546     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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