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Optimization to Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Low Lipid Content Microalgae Spirulina sp. Using Response Surface Methodology

Journal of Chemistry, 2018
The production and nature of the biocrude obtained from Spirulina sp. by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology is focused in this investigation. Our aim is to evaluate the interaction of different factors on the bio-oil production through HTL using ...
Xuan Wei, Dengfei Jie
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Ketal Sugar Conversion Into Green Hydrocarbons by Faujasite Zeolite in a Typical Catalytic Cracking Process

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019
Fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) converts hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst based on faujasite zeolite (USY and REY). While hydrocarbon is poorly reactive, biomass and its derived compounds are highly functionalized and not suitable to a ...
Joana Pinto, Igor Pedrosa, Camila Linhares, Rosane A. S. San Gil, Yiu Lau Lam, Marcelo Maciel Pereira   +5 more
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Multiphase Numerical CFD Simulation of the Hydrothermal Liquefaction Process (HTL) of Sewage Sludge in a Tubular Reactor

Applied Sciences
This article presents multiphase numerical computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for simulating hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge in a continuous plug-flow reactor.
Artur Wodołażski
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Effects of the use of acetone as co-solvent on the financial viability of bio-crude production by hydrothermal liquefaction of CO2 captured by microalgae

Journal of CO2 Utilization
Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) is a promising technology to produce biocrude from microalgal biomass that has captured gaseous CO2. However, several problems of this technology must still be solved to make it economically and technically feasible.
David Ocampo, Elkin A. Gómez, Luis A. Ríos, Gabriel J. Vargas   +3 more
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Elucidation of Sodium Hydroxide Catalyst and Solids Loading for Thermochemical Liquefaction of Tetraselmis sp. Microalga

Nigerian Journal of Technological Development, 2020
The production of biocrude with and without sodium hydroxide catalyst (Na2CO3) through hydrothermal liquefaction of Tetraselmis sp. microalga at different organic solids loading was investigated.
B. E. Eboibi
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Upgrading of HydrofactionTM Biocrude Through Catalytic Hydrotreating

, 2019
Alternative transportation fuels are critically required nowadays due to environmental concerns related to the rising of greenhouse gas emissions and the depletion of petroleum reserves. In this regard, advanced biofuels, commonly known as a second-generation biofuel, are gaining attention as promising candidates to replace the high polluting ...
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Catalytic hydrotreatment of biocrude from hydrothermal liquefaction of wet-waste: Effect of parameters and catalysts on upgraded fuel properties

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
Hydrothermal liquefaction enables recovery of carbon and energy from wet wastes, producing a biocrude that can be upgraded into renewable transportation fuels such as diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.
Sabrina Summers, Yuanhui Zhang
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Thermodynamic methods in the process modelling of biocrude

This thesis is a step forward in addressing the challenges associated with process modelling of biocrude and assessing the accuracy of thermodynamic models in the context of biofuel production. The comparative techno-economic analysis developed in this study has demonstrated the financial feasibility of fractional distillation as a biocrude upgrading ...
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Catalytic and Solvent Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae: A Strategy for Recovering Fine Chemicals

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Chemia
The study investigates the influence of various catalysts (Ni/TiO2, Co/TiO2, and Zeolite) on the hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae and explores the effect of co-solvents (acetone, methanol, and toluene) on biocrude yield from different microalgae ...
Sathish Raam RAVICHANDRAN, Chitra Devi VENKATACHALAM, Mothil SENGOTTIAN   +2 more
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Integrated process for catalytic upgrading of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase in the supercritical state

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a waste agnostic process that leverages near-critical water to break down macromolecules, forming an energy-dense biocrude.
David H. Kenney, Alex Mosley, Oamfah Suwannapong, Jia Yazon, C. P. Kelkar, Andrew J. Schmidt, Geoffrey A. Tompsett, Alex R. Maag, Andrew R. Teixeira, Michael T. Timko   +9 more
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