Synergistic co-processing of an acidic hardwood derived pyrolysis bio-oil with alkaline Red Mud bauxite mining waste as a sacrificial upgrading catalyst

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 145, Issue , 2014, Pages 187-196

  Karimi, Elham ^a   Teixeira, Ivo Freitas ^a,b   Gomez, Ariel ^a   de Resende, Eliane ^a,c   Gissane, Christopher ^a   Leitch, Jay ^a   Jollet, Véronique ^a   Aigner, Isabella ^d   Berruti, Franco ^d   Briens, Cedric ^d   Fransham, Peter ^e   Hoff, Brent ^a   Schrier, Nick ^a   Lago, Rochel M ^b   Kycia, Stefan W ^a   Heck, Richard ^a   Schlaf, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ABRI TECH Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bauxite mining waste; Bio fuel; Biomass conversion; Catalytic upgrading; Pyrolysis bio oil; Red Mud

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE MINING; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CATALYTIC UPGRADING; PYROLYSIS BIO-OIL; RED MUD;

ALKALINITY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; HARDWOODS; IRON ORES;

BAUXITE DEPOSITS;

ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM; BIOMASS; CATALYSTS; FUELS; ORE; POLLUTION; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 84885470401     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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