Chapter 34: Catalysts and Sorbents for Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Biofuels-Material Development Needs

Cheah, S.; Czernik, S.; Baldwin, R. M.; Magrini-Bair, K. A.; Hensley, J. E.

doi:10.1002/9781118019467.ch34

Title: Chapter 34: Catalysts and Sorbents for Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Biofuels-Material Development Needs

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy Conference, 21-24 February 2010, Cocoa Beach, Florida

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118019467.ch34· OSTI ID:1039467

Cheah, S.; Czernik, S.; Baldwin, R. M.; Magrini-Bair, K. A.; Hensley, J. E.

This chapter contains sections titled: (1) Introduction, (2) Catalysts for Catalytic Pyrolysis and Bio-Oil Upgrading, (3) High Temperature Sorbents for Syngas Clean Up, (4) Conditioning Biomass Derived Syngas, (5) Catalysts for Synthesis of Ethanol and Higher Alcohols from Syngas, (6) Summary, and (7) Acknowledgments.

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Journal Information:: Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy Conference, 21-24 February 2010, Cocoa Beach, Florida, Journal Name: Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy Conference, 21-24 February 2010, Cocoa Beach, Florida

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