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Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons from Biomass

  1. Jürgen O. Metzger Prof. Dr.

Article first published online: 22 DEC 2005

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200502895

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 45, Issue 5, pages 696–698, January 23, 2006

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Metzger, J. O. (2006), Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons from Biomass. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 45: 696–698. doi: 10.1002/anie.200502895

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  1. Institut für Reine und Angewandte Chemie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Postfach 2503, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany, Fax: (+49) 441-798-3618

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  1. Issue published online: 17 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 22 DEC 2005

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Keywords:

  • biomass;
  • carbohydrates;
  • hydrocarbons;
  • lignocelluloses;
  • sustainability

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Sugar in the gas tank?! Biomass is the only practical source of renewable liquid fuel (see picture). In research worldwide, new technologies are being developed for the generation of liquid fuels from renewable resources. One example is the reduction of polyols, such as sorbitol, which can be obtained from carbohydrates, into alkanes in an aqueous-phase reforming process.

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