Design Case Summary. Production of Mixed Alcohols from Municipal Solid Waste via Gasification

Authors :: D. J. Stevens
M. A. Gerber
S. B. Jones
Y. Zhu
C. W. Walton
B. L. Thompson
C. Valkenburg
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 2010.
Abstract: The Biomass Program develops design cases to understand the current state of conversion technologies and to determine where improvements need to take place in the future. This design case establishes cost targets for converting MSW to ethanol and other mixed alcohols via gasification.

Subjects :: Materials science
Municipal solid waste
Waste management
Biomass
Production (economics)
Refuse-derived fuel

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