Heterobimetallic Zeolite, InV-ZSM-5, Enables Efficient Conversion of Biomass Derived Ethanol to Renewable Hydrocarbons

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Narula, Chaitanya K ^a   Li, Zhenglong ^a   Casbeer, Erik M ^a   Geiger, Robert A ^a   Moses Debusk, Melanie ^a   Keller, Martin ^a   Buchanan, Michelle V ^a   Davison, Brian H ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84946601194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep16039     Document Type: Article

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