Hydrothermal liquefaction <i>vs.</i> fast/flash pyrolysis for biomass-to-biofuel conversion: new insights and comparative review of liquid biofuel yield, composition, and properties
Farid Alizad Oghyanous, Çiğdem Eskicioğlu
Abstract
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and fast/flash pyrolysis are thermochemical processes (TPs) with proven potential to convert biomass into liquid biofuel, which can be comparable to crude oil after proper upgrading.
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Hydrothermal liquefactionBiofuelPyrolysisBiomass (ecology)LiquefactionHydrothermal circulationYield (engineering)Flash (photography)BioenergyEnvironmental scienceChemistryPulp and paper industryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringWaste managementOrganic chemistryAgronomyEngineeringBiologyMetallurgyVisual artsArtThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies