This paper by Editorial Board member George Huber discusses the conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks into aromatics and olefins using zeolite catalysts. They show how it can be explained by the hydrogen to carbon effective (H/Ceff) ratios of the feeds.
Catalytic conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks into olefins and aromatics with ZSM-5: the hydrogen to carbon effective ratio
Huiyan Zhang, Yu-Ting Cheng, Tushar P. Vispute, Rui Xiao and George W. Huber
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01230D
