Catalytic Thermochemical Processes for Biomass Conversion to Biofuels and Chemicals

Bioenergy Research: Advances and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 243-254

  Mei Wu, Lin ^a   Hui Zhou, Chun ^a,b   Shen Tong, Dong ^a   Hua Yu, Wei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Catalysts; Gasification; Hydrothermal liquefaction; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICALS; GASIFICATION; LIQUEFACTION; PYROLYSIS;

HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTIONS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; REACTION CONDITIONS; SEPARATION AND EXTRACTION; SUPPORTED NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84902086133     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59561-4.00015-2     Document Type: Chapter

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