Thermal methods to obtain liquid fuels and other products from wood.

Authors :: Ponomarev, D.
Spitsyn, A.
Piyalkin, V.
Source :: Russian Journal of General Chemistry. May2012, Vol. 82 Issue 5, p1006-1012. 7p.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: The present state and prospective directions of wood thermochemical liquefaction are considered and summarized, including hydrothermal liquefaction, liquefaction in organic solvents, and major methods of pyrolysis. The most promising techniques among them are liquefaction in formic acid and phenols and fast pyrolysis methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]