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Title: Top ten fundamental challenges of biomass pyrolysis for biofuels

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1381455
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0001004
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Energy & Environmental Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 7; Related Information: CCEI partners with the University of Delaware (lead); Brookhaven National Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Columbia University; University of Delaware; Lehigh University; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Minnesota; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; University of Pennsylvania; Princeton University; Rutgers University; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
catalysis (homogeneous), catalysis (heterogeneous), biofuels (including algae and biomass), bio-inspired, hydrogen and fuel cells, materials and chemistry by design, synthesis (novel materials), synthesis (self-assembly), synthesis (scalable processing)

Citation Formats

Mettler, Matthew S., Vlachos, Dionisios G., and Dauenhauer, Paul J. Top ten fundamental challenges of biomass pyrolysis for biofuels. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1039/c2ee21679e.
Mettler, Matthew S., Vlachos, Dionisios G., & Dauenhauer, Paul J. Top ten fundamental challenges of biomass pyrolysis for biofuels. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee21679e
Mettler, Matthew S., Vlachos, Dionisios G., and Dauenhauer, Paul J. 2012. "Top ten fundamental challenges of biomass pyrolysis for biofuels". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee21679e.
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