Rapid liquefaction of giant miscanthus feedstock in ethanol-water system for production of biofuels

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages 219-224

  Hafez, Islam ^a   Hassan, El Barbary ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio oil characterization; Giant miscanthus; Hydrothermal liquefaction; Lower alcohols

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CATALYSTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUEFACTION; OIL SHALE; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY; BIO-OIL CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ETHANOL-WATER SYSTEM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTIONS; LOWER ALCOHOLS; MISCANTHUS;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84919781964     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.12.016     Document Type: Article

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