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Techno-economic comparison of biomass-to-transportation fuels via pyrolysis, gasification, and biochemical pathways
Robert P. Anex,Andy Aden,Feroz Kabir Kazi,Joshua Alan Fortman,Ryan Michael Swanson,Mark M. Wright,Justinus A. Satrio,Robert C. Brown,Daren E. Daugaard,Alex Platon,Geetha Kothandaraman,David D. Hsu,Abhijit Dutta +12 more
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In this paper, the authors compared capital and operating cost for six near-term biomass-to-liquid fuels technology scenarios representing three conversion platforms: pyrolysis, gasification, and biochemical.About:
This article is published in Fuel.The article was published on 2010-11-01. It has received 422 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Capital cost & Raw material.read more
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Lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis mechanism: A state-of-the-art review
TL;DR: A broad review of the state-of-the-art biomass pyrolysis research can be found in this article, where three major components (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) are discussed in detail.
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Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to fine chemicals and fuels
TL;DR: This critical review provides insights into the state-of-the-art accomplishments in the chemocatalytic technologies to generate fuels and value-added chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass, with an emphasis on its major component, cellulose.
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Renewable Chemical Commodity Feedstocks from Integrated Catalytic Processing of Pyrolysis Oils
Tushar P. Vispute,Huiyan Zhang,Huiyan Zhang,Aimaro Sanna,Aimaro Sanna,Rui Xiao,George W. Huber +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that pyrolysis oils can be converted into industrial commodity chemical feedstocks using an integrated catalytic approach that combines hydroprocessing with zeolite catalysis, and the total product yield can be adjusted depending on market values of the chemical feedstock and the relative prices of the hydrogen and biomass.
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Effect of process parameters on production of biochar from biomass waste through pyrolysis: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of pyrolysis process parameters on the production of biochar through biochar of biomass is discussed and a comparison between the existing techniques is established in the present work.
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Catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass
TL;DR: This review starts with the current understanding of the chemistry in fast pyrolysis of lignocellulose and focuses on the development of catalysts in catalytic fast pyrosynthesis, with the emphasis on bio-oil yields and quality.
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TL;DR: The U.S. Department of Energy and the United States Department of Agriculture have both strongly committed to expanding the role of biomass as an energy source as mentioned in this paper, and they support biomass fuels and products as a way to reduce the need for oil and gas imports; to support the growth of agriculture, forestry, and rural economies; and to foster major new domestic industries making a variety of fuels, chemicals, and other products.
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Ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass: techno-economic performance in short-, middle- and long-term
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TL;DR: Comparative data were developed on sugar recovery from hemicellulose and cellulose by the combined pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis operations when applied to corn stover through a Biomass Refining Consortium for Applied Fundamentals and Innovation (CAFI).