Chemical reactions in the hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass and in the catalytic hydrogenation upgrading of biocrude
Botian Hao, Donghai Xu, Guanyu Jiang, Tanveer Ahmed Sabri, Zefeng Jing, Yang Guo
Abstract
This article systematically describes chemical reactions in biomass HTL and the catalytic hydrogenation upgrading of the obtained biocrude and analyze the effects of operating parameters on these two processes, such as reaction temperature, residence time and catalyst type.
Topics & Concepts
Hydrothermal liquefactionCatalysisBiomass (ecology)LiquefactionHydrothermal circulationChemistryResidence time (fluid dynamics)Chemical engineeringOrganic chemistryChemical reactionChemical reactorPulp and paper industryBiologyAgronomyGeotechnical engineeringEngineeringThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesLignin and Wood Chemistry