Is there a future in glycerol as a feedstock in the production of biofuels and biochemicals?

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-51

  Bauer, Fredric ^a   Hulteberg, Christan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Bioethanol; Biofuels; Glycerine; Market projection

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOFUELS AND BIOCHEMICALS; FINE CHEMICALS; GLYCERINE; KEYPOINTS; LIQUID BIOFUELS; MARKET PROJECTION; MARKET SITUATION; PRODUCTION PROCESS;

BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; COMMERCE; ETHANOL; GLYCEROL; INDUSTRY; LIQUIDS; METHANOL;

BIOETHANOL;

EID: 84872618843     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1370     Document Type: Article

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