Catalytic Strategies for Converting Lignocellulosic Carbohydrates to Fuels and Chemicals

Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and Chemical Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 61-102

  Bond, Jesse Q ^a   Alonso, David Martin ^b   Dumesic, James A ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Biorefining; Catalytic conversion; Lignocellulose; Renewable chemicals; Renewable fuels; Sugar processing; Sustainable industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886072039     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470975831.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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