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Título del libro: Handbook Of Waste Biorefinery: Circular Economy Of Renewable Energy
Título del capítulo: A Comprehensive Outlook to Hydrothermal Liquefaction Technology: Economic and Environmental Benefits

Autores UNAM:
ROGELIO CUEVAS GARCIA; ALINE VILLARREAL MEDINA;
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Año de publicación:
2022
Palabras clave:

Bio-oil; Biocrude; Biomass; Circular economy; Hydrothermal liquefaction; Life cycle assessment; Microalgae


Resumen:

Production of biomass-based fuels is an urgent research topic due to its value in decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels and, at the same time, diminishing CO2 emissions. Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) can employ various biomass and generate bio-oil (or biocrude) to produce fuels utilizing water as a solvent and reaction medium. This chapter first provides an overall view of HTL to obtain biocrude focusing on the chemical reactions that occur during HTL for different biochemical compounds and later a view on biomass processing by HTL discussing the effect of pressure, temperature, catalyst, and solvent on the bio-oil yield and products distribution. Also, we included the contribution of HTL processing in the circular economy, presenting its benefits in processing nonconventional feedstocks and using a life cycle analysis approach. Finally, to offer a complete outlook we address the processes needed to convert biocrude from HTL to biofuels such as biodiesel or jet fuel. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.


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