Conversion of high-ash microalgae through hydrothermal liquefaction
Huihui Liu, Yingquan Chen, Haiping Yang, Francesco G. Gentili, Ulf Söderlind, Xianhua Wang, Wennan Zhang, Hanping Chen
Abstract
Natural microalgae (NM, <italic>Scenedesmus</italic>) cultivated by utilization of exhaust gas from a municipal solid waste combustion power plant were used for the biofuel production through hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL).
Topics & Concepts
Hydrothermal liquefactionLiquefactionBiofuelWaste managementEnvironmental scienceBiomass (ecology)CombustionScenedesmusHydrothermal circulationChemistryGeologyChemical engineeringAlgaeEngineeringBiologyEcologyOceanographyOrganic chemistryThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsAlgal biology and biofuel production