Loop vs. batch reactor setups in the fractionation of birch chips using switchable ionic liquids

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 238, Issue , 2014, Pages 242-248

  Eta, Valerie ^a   Anugwom, Ikenna ^a   Virtanen, Pasi ^a   Eränen, Kari ^a   Maki Arvela P ^a   Mikkola, J P ^a,b  

^a LABORATORY OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND REACTION ENGINEERING   (Finland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Batch reactor; Birch chips; Loop reactor; Switchable ionic liquids (SILs); Wood fractionation

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; DISSOLUTION; LIGNIN; REACTOR OPERATION; WOOD;

BIRCH CHIPS; COMMODITY CHEMICALS; DISSOLVED FRACTION; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; LOOP REACTOR SYSTEMS; LOOP REACTORS; SWITCHABLE;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; DISSOLVING; FRACTIONATION; LIGNINS; WOOD;

EID: 84895731385     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.05.103     Document Type: Article

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