Biomass conversion to hydrocarbon fuels using the MixAlco™ process at a pilot-plant scale

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 138-148

  Taco Vasquez, Sebastian ^a   Dunkleman, John ^a   Chaudhuri, Swades K ^a   Bond, Austin ^a   Holtzapple, Mark T ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Carboxylate platform; Fermentation; Jet fuel; MixAlcoTM

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; CARBOXYLATION; CONTRACTORS; DISTILLATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERMENTATION; FERTILIZERS; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGENATION; JET FUEL; KETONES; PILOT PLANTS;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CARBOXYLATE PLATFORMS; CARBOXYLATE SALTS; FERMENTATION BROTHS; INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS; MIXALCOTM; PILOT PLANT SCALE;

HYDROGEN FUELS;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEWATERING; DISTILLATION; FERMENTATION; KETONE; MANURE; MILITARY APPLICATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896712723     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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