Upgrading fast pyrolysis bio-oil quality by esterification and azeotropic water removal

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2527-2534

  Sundqvist, Tom ^a   Oasmaa, Anja ^a   Koskinen, Ari ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HEPTANE; METHANOL; PH; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PYROLYSIS;

FAST PYROLYSIS BIO-OIL; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYST; LOW HEATING VALUES; METHANOL-ESTERIFIED; NITROGEN CONTENT; P-TOLUENE SULFONIC ACIDS; SOLID ACID CATALYSTS; TOTAL ACID NUMBER;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 84928137792     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b00238     Document Type: Article

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