Production, properties and catalytic hydrogenation of furfural to fuel additives and value-added chemicals

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 663-676

  Yan, Kai ^a   Wu, Guosheng ^b   Lafleur, Todd ^b   Jarvis, Cody ^b  

^a Brown University   (United States)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Fuels; Furfural; Hydrogenation; Production; Properties

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; FUEL ADDITIVES; FUELING; FURFURAL; HYDROGENATION; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; PRODUCTION; PROVEN RESERVES;

2-METHYLTETRAHYDROFURAN; CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; PROPERTIES; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; TETRAHYDROFURFURYL ALCOHOLS; VALUE-ADDED CHEMICALS;

ALDEHYDES;

EID: 84905002381     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.003     Document Type: Review

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