Lignin concentration and fractionation from ethanol organosolv liquors by ultra- and nanofiltration

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 136, Issue , 2016, Pages 62-71

  Weinwurm, Felix ^a   Drljo, Adela ^a   Waldmüller, Wolfgang ^a   Fiala, Bianca ^a   Niedermayer, Johannes ^a   Friedl, Anton ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Lignin; Nanofiltration; Organosolv; Stability; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; NANOFILTRATION; REFINING; ULTRAFILTRATION;

BIOREFINERIES; LIGNIN CONCENTRATION; LIGNOCELLULOSE BIOREFINERY; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; ORGANOSOLV; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION;

LIGNIN;

EID: 84964999918     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.048     Document Type: Article

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