5.11 - Biomass to Liquids Technology

Comprehensive Renewable Energy

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 155-204

  Evans, G ^a   Smith, C ^a  

^a Biocentre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced biofuel; Biofuel; Biomass to liquids; Chemicals; Coal to liquids; DME; Ethanol; Fischer Tropsch; Gas to liquids; Gasification; Gasoline; Methanol; SNG; Syngas; Thermochemical

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871679602     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-087872-0.00515-1     Document Type: Chapter

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