Biomass accessibility analysis using electron tomography

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hinkle, Jacob D ^a   Ciesielski, Peter N ^a   Gruchalla, Kenny ^a   Munch, Kristin R ^a   Donohoe, Bryon S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Biomass; Cellulose; Porosimetry; Pretreatment; Tomography

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYSTS; CELLULOSE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; TOMOGRAPHY;

3D ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; ACCESSIBILITY; DILUTE ACID PRETREATMENT; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; FINE-SCALE MICROSTRUCTURES; POROSIMETRY; PRE-TREATMENT; STRONG DEPENDENCES;

TRANSPORTATION;

BIOMASS; CATALYST; CELLULOSE; MICROSTRUCTURE; TOMOGRAPHY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84951773426     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0395-8     Document Type: Article

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