Catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

• Published in: Chemical Society reviews Vol. 43; no. 22; pp. 7594 - 7623
• Main Authors: Liu, Changjun, Wang, Huamin, Karim, Ayman M, Sun, Junming, Wang, Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 21.11.2014
• Subjects: Biofuels; Biomass; biopolymers; carbon dioxide; Catalysis; cellulose; cost effectiveness; energy; energy density; hemicellulose; infrastructure; lignin; Lignin - chemistry; Lignin - metabolism; lignocellulose; liquids; Oxides - chemistry; oxygen; Porosity; pyrolysis; transportation; transportation industry; viscosity

Increasing energy demand, especially in the transportation sector, and soaring CO 2 emissions necessitate the exploitation of renewable sources of energy. Despite the large variety of new energy carriers, liquid hydrocarbon still appears to be the most attractive and feasible form of transportation...