Mineral mediated catalysis of fatty acids

In order to reduce reliance on fossil oil, and it’s associated problems, there is a need to develop new platform chemicals, fuels and products, in a sustainable way, from biomass. In this thesis the catalytic upgrading of fatty acids, derived from the lipid fraction of biomass, through deoxygenation...

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Main Author: Smith, Benjamin
Published: Durham University 2014
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540
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.614391