Early sustainability assessment for potential configurations of integrated biorefineries. Screening of bio-based derivatives from platform chemicals

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 722-748

  Moncada, Jonathan ^a   Posada, John A ^a   Ramírez, Andrea ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biorefinery design; Carbohydrates; Early sustainability assessment; Glycerol; Platform chemical; Syngas

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; GLYCEROL; PETROCHEMICALS; REFINING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; BIOREFINERIES; CATALYTIC CONVERSION; OPERATIONAL ASPECTS; PLATFORM CHEMICALS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SYN-GAS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84954388045     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1580     Document Type: Article

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