Development of an energy biorefinery model for chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) shells

Energies

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Morana, Alessandra ^a   Squillaci, Giuseppe ^a   Paixão, Susana M ^b   Alves, Luís ^b   La Cara, Francesco ^a   Moura, Patrícia ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Bioactive compounds; Butyrate; Chestnut shells; Fermentative hydrogen; Polyphenols; Waste biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; DELIGNIFICATION; DETOXIFICATION; FREE RADICALS; INCINERATION; PHENOLS; REFINING; SACCHARIFICATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; BUTYRATE; CHESTNUT SHELLS; POLYPHENOLS; WASTE BIOMASS;

FRUITS;

EID: 85044115780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en10101504     Document Type: Article

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