Hydrothermal catalytic production of fuels and chemicals from aquatic biomass
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One of the promising avenues for biomass processing is the use of water as a reaction medium for wet or aquatic biomass. This review focuses on the hydrothermal catalytic production of fuels and chemicals from aquatic biomass. Two different regimes for conversion of aquatic biomass in hydrothermal conditions are discussed in detail. The first is hydrothermal liquefaction, and the second is hydrothermal gasification. The goals of these processes are to produce liquid‐fuel‐range hydrocarbons and methane or hydrogen, respectively. The catalytic upgrading of biocrude resulting from noncatalytic liquefaction and the stability and degradation of catalysts in high temperature water are also discussed. The review concludes with a brief discussion of the outlook for and opportunities within the field of hydrothermal catalytic valorization of biomass. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry
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Homogeneous catalysts have been more used for HTL than heterogeneous catalysts.
“Homogenous catalysts have been more used for HTL than heterogeneous catalysts, even though homogeneous catalysts are often more difficult to separate from the reaction products [94].”
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Homogeneous catalysts are often more difficult to separate from reaction products than heterogeneous catalysts.
“Homogenous catalysts have been more used for HTL than heterogeneous catalysts, even though homogeneous catalysts are often more difficult to separate from the reaction products [94].”
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Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) is the most commonly used homogeneous catalyst for microalgae liquefaction.
“Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) is the most commonly used homogenous catalyst for microalgae liquefaction [93, 94]”
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- Authors
- Yeh, T. M., Dickinson, J. G., Franck, A., Linic, S., Thompson, L. T., & Savage, P. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Savage, Phillip E.
- Venue
- Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-10-19
- Volume
- 88
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 13-24
- ISSN
- 0142-0356 (ISSN-L)
- 0268-2575
- 1097-4660
- OpenAlex
- W1740989601
- Cited by
- 190
- References
- 69
- Citations by year
- 2025: 6 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 19 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 16
- FWCI
- 9.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (0937992)
- Division of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI-0937992)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Keywords
- aquatic biomass, hydrothermal liquefaction, hydrothermal gasification, bio-oil upgrading, catalyst stability, catalyst deactivation, liquid fuels, methane production, hydrogen production, biomass valorization
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