Production of aromatics by catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1320-1335

  Karanjkar, Pranav U ^a   Coolman, Robert J ^a   Huber, George W ^a   Blatnik, Michael T ^b   Almalkie, Saba ^b   de Bruyn Kops, Stephen M ^b   Mountziaris, Triantafillos J ^b   Conner, William C ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass conversion; Catalytic fast pyrolysis; Gas solid fluidization; K L model

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS CONVERSION; BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FAST PYROLYSIS; FLUIDIZATION GAS; GAS RESIDENCE TIME; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZATION; K-L MODEL; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOCONVERSION; BUBBLE FORMATION; CARBON; CATALYSTS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; INERT GASES; OPTIMIZATION; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

AROMATIZATION;

EID: 84897591469     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14376     Document Type: Article

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