The production of liquid fuels from biomass basically involves a two step process of (1) biomass gasification, which is the thermal treatment of the biomass to convert it into “synthesis gas” (a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen), followed by (2) catalytic chemical conversion of the synthesis gas, into a liquid hydrocarbon mixture (”synthetic…
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