Near-critical and Supercritical Water and Their Applications for Biorefineries

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fang, Zhen (Editor), Xu, Chunbao (Charles) (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Biofuels and Biorefineries, 2
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Forest products.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Wood Science & Technology.

The book provides fundamental chemistry and properties of near-critical water (NCW) and supercritical water (SCW), criteria and challenges/solutions in reactor design for NCW and SCW processes, and up-to-date reviews and practice of a wide range of their applications in biorefineries including: prod...

Table of Contents:

• Fundamentals of Supercritical Water
• Reactor Design
• Near-critical and Supercritical Water Applications.