Hydrothermal Liquefaction
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Basics
- Often Abbreviated as HTL
- Similar to pyrolysis, but done with wet biomass (like algae), using moderate temperature (250-550 C) and high pressure (5-25 MPa), for 20–60 minutes
- Can also use catalysts to vary conditions/time needed and/or end product composition
- Produces Biocrude (A liquid similar in properties and composition to crude oil) (Granted the properties and composition will very; there is no standard biocrude)
Temporary Trashcan
- Biofuels from algae: challenges and potential
- https://www.licella.com.au/
- Two-stage hydrothermal liquefaction of a high-protein microalga
- Nitrogen poisoning effect on the catalytic cracking of gasoil
- Tests show effects of nitrogen compounds on commercial fluid cat cracking catalysts
- Co-processing potential of HTL bio-crude at petroleum refineries – Part 1: Fractional distillation and characterization
- A 2013 Paper Titled “Pilot plant testing of continuous hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae”
- A 2013 Report Titled “ Whole Algae Hydrothermal Liquefaction Technology Pathway”