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Demineralization of wood using wood-derived acid: Towards a selective pyrolysis process for fuel and chemicals production by Oudenhoven, S.R.G., Westerhof, R.J.M., Aldenkamp, N., Brilman, D.W.F., Kersten, S.R.A.

“…A process concept for the pyrolysis of demineralized wood to obtain high organic and especially levoglucosan yields is proposed and tested experimentally. The…”
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Study on transport phenomena and intrinsic kinetics for CO2 adsorption in solid amine sorbent by Bos, M.J., Kreuger, T., Kersten, S.R.A., Brilman, D.W.F.

“…•New method to measure intrinsic CO2 adsorption kinetics for amine sorbents.•Adsorption kinetics measured for Lewatit VP OC 1065 sorbent.•Linear driving force…”
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Fast pyrolysis of lignins with different molecular weight: Experiments and modelling by Marathe, P.S., Westerhof, R.J.M., Kersten, S.R.A.

“…•Pyrolysis of 14 lignins with molecular weight between 588 Da and 3596 Da.•A population balance model describing lignin fast pyrolysis.•Limited influence of…”
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Ethylene Glycol from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Impact of Lignin on Catalytic Hydrogenolysis by te Molder, T.D.J, Kersten, S.R.A, Lange, J. P, Ruiz, M. P

“…Short polyols, such as ethylene glycol (EG), are a popular target of catalytic hydrogenolysis of saccharides. However, studies on the use of untreated or…”
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Using pyrolytic acid leaching as a pretreatment step in a biomass fast pyrolysis plant: Process design and economic evaluation by Oudenhoven, S.R.G., van der Ham, A.G.J., van den Berg, H., Westerhof, R.J.M., Kersten, S.R.A.

“…Removing alkali and alkaline earth metals (AAEMs) from biomass, with pyrolytic acids, before pyrolysis leads to increased organic oil and sugar yields. These…”
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Methane decomposition kinetics on unfunctionalized alumina surfaces by Kreuger, T., van Swaaij, W.P.M., Bos, A.N.R., Kersten, S.R.A.

“…•A method was developed to measure carbon deposition in a differential reactor.•An induction period was observed, where no carbon was deposited on the…”
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Fast pyrolysis of organic acid leached wood, straw, hay and bagasse: Improved oil and sugar yields by Oudenhoven, S.R.G., Westerhof, R.J.M., Kersten, S.R.A.

“…•Pyrolytic acid leaching of pine, straw, hay and bagasse reduced AAEMs to 90–600mg/kg.•These low amounts of AAEMs still significantly suppressed the sugar…”
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Pervaporative separation and intensification of downstream recovery of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) by van Wyk, S., van der Ham, A.G.J., Kersten, S.R.A.

“…•Pervaporative pre-treatment of ABE coupled with alternative distillation scheme.•Proposed scheme is 53% less energy intensive than conventional…”
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Quick assessment of binary distillation efficiency using a heat engine perspective by Blahušiak, M., Kiss, A.A., Kersten, S.R.A., Schuur, B.

“…With emphasis on close boiling, (near-)ideal VLE mixtures, this paper links the efficiency of distillation to the binary feed composition and thermal…”
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Production of advanced biofuels: Co-processing of upgraded pyrolysis oil in standard refinery units by de Miguel Mercader, F., Groeneveld, M.J., Kersten, S.R.A., Way, N.W.J., Schaverien, C.J., Hogendoorn, J.A.

“…One of the possible process options for the production of advanced biofuels is the co-processing of upgraded pyrolysis oil in standard refineries. The…”
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Effect of temperature on the fast pyrolysis of organic-acid leached pinewood; the potential of low temperature pyrolysis by Oudenhoven, S.R.G., Lievens, C., Westerhof, R.J.M., Kersten, S.R.A.

“…In this paper, we have evaluated the potential of organic acid (mixture of acetic, formic and propionic acid) leaching of biomass and subsequent fast pyrolysis…”
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Process intensification in the future production of base chemicals from biomass by Sanders, J.P.M., Clark, J.H., Harmsen, G.J., Heeres, H.J., Heijnen, J.J., Kersten, S.R.A., van Swaaij, W.P.M., Moulijn, J.A.

“…Biomass is an attractive resource for the production of bulk chemicals. Process intensification (PI) is a valuable approach in developing economical processes…”
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Fast pyrolysis of cellulose in vacuum: The effect of potassium salts on the primary reactions by Marathe, P.S., Oudenhoven, S.R.G., Heerspink, P.W., Kersten, S.R.A., Westerhof, R.J.M.

“…•Primary products of cellulose fast pyrolysis in a screen-heater.•AAEMs catalysed reactions are extremely fast (millisecond).•Destructive catalytic effects of…”
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CO2 capture in a continuous gas–solid trickle flow reactor by Veneman, R. (Rens), Hilbers, T. (Tim), Brilman, D.W.F. (Wim), Kersten, S.R.A. (Sascha)

“…•Continuous CO2 capture experiments were performed using supported amine sorbents.•The sorbent, Lewatit® VP OC 1065, was stable during 300h of…”
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A two-step approach to the hydrothermal gasification of carbohydrate-rich wastes: Process design and economic evaluation by Paida, V.R., Kersten, S.R.A., van der Ham, A.G.J., Brilman, D.W.F.

“…A two-step approach to hydrothermal gasification of carbohydrate-rich wastes and wastewaters is a promising route for H2 production and simultaneously as a…”
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Hydrothermal gasification of sucrose by Paida, V.R., Kersten, S.R.A., Brilman, D.W.F.

“…The earlier proposed two-step process, consisting of hydrogenation followed by hydrothermal gasification, for the conversion of carbohydrates is further…”
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Evaluating quantitative determination of levoglucosan and hydroxyacetaldehyde in bio-oils by gas and liquid chromatography by Marathe, P.S., Juan, A., Hu, Xun, Westerhof, R.J.M, Kersten, S.R.A.

“…•No reactions of pure levoglucosan and hydroxyacetaldehyde in GC and LC.•Depolymerisation of oligo-anhydrosugars present in bio-oil during injection in…”
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Liquefaction of wood and its model components by Barnés, M. Castellví, de Visser, M.M., van Rossum, G., Kersten, S.R.A., Lange, J.-P.

“…[Display omitted] •Char is formed by condensation of accessible carbohydrates, particularly when present at high concentration. The char is not a degradation…”
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Acetic acid extraction from aqueous solutions using fatty acids by IJmker, H.M., Gramblička, M., Kersten, S.R.A., van der Ham, A.G.J., Schuur, B.

“…•Acetic acid extraction from aqueous solutions was studied using fatty acids as solvents.•Fatty acids performed comparable to other oxygen bearing…”
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Effect of char on the combustion process of multicomponent bio-fuel by Mahmoudi, Amir Houshang, Pozarlik, A.K., van der Weide, E., Kersten, S.R.A., Luding, S., Brem, G.

“…•The model predicts effect of the solid char on the combustion characteristics of multi-component fuel.•An Euler-Lagrange model of three phase gas/liquid/solid…”
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