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Producing Fuels and Fine Chemicals from Biomass Using Nanomaterials
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Producing Fuels and Fine Chemicals from Biomass Using Nanomaterials

by Rafael Luque, Alina Mariana Balu
October 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
352 pages
12h 45m
English
CRC Press
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248 Producing Fuels and Fine Chemicals from Biomass Using Nanomaterials
A typical characteristic of the Virent process is the fact that it is not selective in the
production of para-xylene. A wide range of products is claimed (see Figure 9.12), and
in Table 9.10, compositional data for a sucrose/xylose mixture and sorbitol are given.
Despite claims that lignocellulosic biomass can be used, no example has been found
in the extensive patent literature covering the Virent’s BioForming™ technology.
83,90
Although the example given does not specically mention CO
2
, it can be calculated
using the above outlined approach. The resultsare shown in T
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ISBN: 9781466553392