Liquefaction of softwoods and hardwoods in supercritical methanol: A novel approach to bio-oil production

Biomass Conversion: The Interface of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Materials Science

Volumn 9783642284182, Issue , 2012, Pages 421-433

  Andres Soria, J ^a,b   McDonald, Armando G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HARDWOODS; LIGNIN; LIQUEFACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; PROCESSING; SOFTWOODS;

CATALYTIC UPGRADING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUEFACTION PROCESS; PROCESSING TEMPERATURE; PRODUCT PLATFORMS; SUGAR DERIVATIVES; SUPERCRITICAL METHANOL; VOLATILE COMPONENTS;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84906345015     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-28418-2_13     Document Type: Chapter

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