Preparation of different carbon materials by thermochemical conversion of lignin

Frontiers in Materials

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Rosas, Juana M ^a   Berenguer, Raúl ^a   Valero Romero, María José ^a   Rodríguez Mirasol, José ^a   Cordero, Tomás ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Biomass; Fiber; Lignin; Revalorization; Template

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOMASS; FIBERS; GRAPHITE FIBERS;

ADDED VALUES; BIOREFINERIES; CARBON MATERIAL; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; PREPARATION METHOD; REVALORIZATION; TEMPLATE; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

LIGNIN;

EID: 85062466954     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22968016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2014.00029     Document Type: Review

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