Chemical Pretreatment Techniques for Biofuels and Biorefineries from Softwood

Green Energy and Technology

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 151-179

  Ragauskas, Arthur J ^a   Huang, Fang ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biorefinery; Chemical pretreatment technology; Softwood

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOETHANOL; BIOFUELS; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ETHANOL; HARDWOODS; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; OZONE; REFINING; SOFTWOODS; SULFITE PROCESS;

BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS; BIOREFINERIES; CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS; CHEMICAL PRE-TREATMENT; DILUTE ACID PRETREATMENT; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; POTENTIAL RESOURCES; PRETREATMENT TECHNOLOGY;

ALKALINITY;

EID: 84884279110     PISSN: 18653529     EISSN: 18653537     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32735-3_8     Document Type: Article

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