Assessment of the technical and economic potentials of biomass use for the production of steam, chemicals and polymers

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 1153-1167

  Saygin, D ^a   Gielen, D J ^b   Draeck, M ^c   Worrell, E ^a   Patel, M K ^a,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b International Renewable Energy Agency   (Germany)

^c UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bio based materials; Biomass; Chemicals; CO2 emissions; Industrial steam; Polymers

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; POLYMERS;

BIO-BASED MATERIALS; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84907406914     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.114     Document Type: Review

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