Waste to liquid fuels: Potency, progress and challenges

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1451-1478

  Galadima, Ahmad ^a   Muraza, Oki ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Fischer tropsch; Gasification; Liquid fuels; Syngas; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL LIQUEFACTION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; GASIFICATION; LIQUID FUELS; LIQUIDS; NANOCATALYSTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYNTHESIS GAS;

ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY; FISCHER TROPSCH; FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); SYN-GAS; UPGRADING TECHNOLOGIES; WASTE TO ENERGY;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

EID: 84938740837     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3360     Document Type: Review

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