Fast pyrolysis utilizes biomass to produce a product that is used both as an energy source
and a feedstock for chemical production. Considerable efforts have been made to convert …

A novel continuous fixed bed reactor process has been developed for the production of
biodiesel using a metal oxide-based catalyst. Porous zirconia, titania and alumina micro …

In the face of increasing CO2 emissions from conventional energy (gasoline), and the
anticipated scarcity of crude oil, a worldwide effort is underway for cost-effective renewable …

In the present work, the transesterification reaction of rapeseed oil with methanol, in the
presence of alkaline catalysts, either homogeneous (NaOH) or heterogeneous (Mg MCM …

Lignocellulosic biomass residues from Quebec's forests, such as branches and logging
residues, can be thermochemically converted into hydrocarbons-rich renewable fuels …

In a solar economy, sustainably available biomass holds the potential to be an excellent
nonfossil source of high energy density transportation fuel. However, if sustainably available …

A lab-scale, high-pressure, continuous-flow fast-hydropyrolysis and vapor-phase catalytic
hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactor has been successfully designed, built and tested with …

A packed-bed catalytic configuration reactor using pumice granules loaded with lithium
(Li/Pumice) as a heterogeneous catalyst was developed for biodiesel production in …

We have estimated sun-to-fuel yields for the cases when dedicated fuel crops are grown and
harvested to produce liquid fuel. The stand-alone biomass to liquid fuel processes, that use …

[0002] Currently available biofuel processes have cost and ef? ciency limitations.
Fermentation-based processes for alcohols from non-sugar portions of the biomass such as …