Abstract
dc:description.abstractSecond-generation biofuels utilizing lignocellulosic biomass are considered to be a promising alternative to fossil-based fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass is structurally diverse and therefore requires detailed understanding of the thermal depolymerization and catalytic hydrodeoxygenation reactions to optimize the overall process. This dissertation describes the experimental work using model compounds to elucidate the role of bimetallic catalyst and control the reaction operating parameters such as temperature and hydrogen pressure to maximize energy recovery in the liquid product from biomass resource.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Chemical Engineering
- Year
- 2014
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Mehta, Dhairya Dilip
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Fabio H Ribeiro
- Rakesh Agrawal
- W. Nicholas Delgass
- Mahdi Abu-Omar
Subjects
dc:subject × 6Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1066
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2282