Thermochemical Valorization of Lignin

Recent Advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 455-478

  Prakash, Aditya ^a   Singh, Rawel ^a   Balagurumurthy, Bhavya ^a   Bhaskar, Thallada ^a   Arora, Ajay K ^b   Puri, S K ^b  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM   (India)

^b Indian Oil R D Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Aromatics; Chemicals; Fuels; Functional carbons; Lignin; Thermochemical conversion

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CHEMICALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEEDSTOCKS; FUEL ECONOMY; FUELING; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOURCE SEPARATION;

AROMATICS; FOSSIL FUEL UTILIZATION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; THERMOCHEMICAL METHOD;

LIGNIN;

EID: 84943540531     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63289-0.00016-8     Document Type: Chapter

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