Comparative studies of thermochemical liquefaction characteristics of microalgae, lignocellulosic biomass and sewage sludge

Thermochemical biofuel production in hydrothermal media: A review of sub- and supercritical water technologies

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Hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass: A review of subcritical water technologies

Toor, S. S., Rosendahl, L., & Rudolf, A. (2011) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2011.03.013 · Cited by 1,840

Overview of recent advances in thermo-chemical conversion of biomass

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Potential yields and properties of oil from the hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae with different biochemical content

Biller, P., & Ross, A. B. (2011) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.028 · Cited by 1,131

Bio-oil production and upgrading research: A review

Xiu, S., & Shahbazi, A. (2012) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.04.028 · Cited by 1,127

A review on process conditions for optimum bio-oil yield in hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass

Akhtar, J., & Amin, N. A. S. (2011) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2010.11.054 · Cited by 1,059

Chemical properties of biocrude oil from the hydrothermal liquefaction of Spirulina algae, swine manure, and digested anaerobic sludge

Vardon, D. R., Sharma, B. K., Scott, J., Yu, G., Wang, Z., Schideman, L., Zhang, Y., & Strathmann, T. J. (2011) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.041 · Cited by 662

Towards sewage sludge based biofuels via thermochemical conversion – A review

Manara, P., & Zabaniotou, A. A. (2012) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.074 · Cited by 619

High yield bio-oil production from fast pyrolysis by metabolic controlling of Chlorella protothecoides

Miao, X., & Wu, Q. (2004) · Journal of Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.01.013 · Cited by 609

Mechanism and challenges in commercialisation of algal biofuels

Singh, A., Nigam, P. S., & Murphy, J. D. (2011) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.057 · Cited by 476

Thermochemical liquefaction of cattle manure using ethanol as solvent: Effects of temperature on bio-oil yields and chemical compositions

Fang, J., Liu, Z., Luan, H., Liu, F., Yuan, X., Long, S., Wang, A., Ma, Y., & Xiao, Z. (2020) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.033 · Cited by 34

Effects of aqueous phase circulation and catalysts on hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of penicillin residue (PR): Characteristics of the aqueous phase, solid residue and bio oil

Hong, C., Wang, Z., Si, Y., Li, Z., Xing, Y., Hu, J., & Li, Y. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145596 · Cited by 35

Upgrading Sewage Sludge Liquefaction Bio-Oil by Microemulsification: The Effect of Ethanol as Polar Phase on Solubilization Performance and Fuel Properties

Ding, X., Yuan, X., Leng, L., Huang, H., Wang, H., Shao, J., Jiang, L., Chen, X., & Zeng, G. (2017) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02269 · Cited by 32

Plasma-enabled liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass: Balancing feedstock content for maximum energy yield

Mei, D., Liu, S., Wang, S., Zhou, R., Zhou, R., Fang, Z. M., Zhang, X., Cullen, P. J., & Ostrikov, K. (2020) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.05.069 · Cited by 32

Hydrothermal liquefaction of organic resources in biotechnology: how does it work and what can be achieved?

Sandquist, J., Tschentscher, R., & del Alamo Serrano, G. (2019) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-018-9507-2 · Cited by 29

Distribution characteristics and migration pathways of metals during hydrothermal liquefaction of municipal sewage sludge in the presence of various catalysts

Strugała-Wilczek, A., Basa, W., Pankiewicz-Sperka, M., Xu, D., Duan, P., Hao, B., Wang, Y., Leng, L., Yang, L., Fan, L., et al. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171023 · Cited by 31

The effects of illumination factors on the growth and HCO3− fixation of microalgae in an experiment culture system

Liu, G., Lina, Q., Zhang, H., Zhao, D., & Su, X. (2014) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2014.05.043 · Cited by 31

Key Processing Factors in Hydrothermal Liquefaction and Their Impacts on Corrosion of Reactor Alloys

Liu, M., & Zeng, Y. (2023) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su15129317 · Cited by 30

Hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge: A comprehensive review of biocrude oil production, byproducts valorization, and future perspectives

Wang, Z., Li, X., Liu, H., Lin, C. S. K., & Wang, Q. (2025) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2025.116086 · Cited by 29

A short review on hydrothermal liquefaction of livestock manure and a chance for Korea to advance swine manure to bio-oil technology

Islam, M. N., & Park, J. (2016) · Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management · doi:10.1007/s10163-016-0566-0 · Cited by 29

Hydrothermal liquefaction for preparation of liquid fuels and chemicals: Solvent effects, catalysts regulation and thermochemical conversion processes

Qiu, B., Tao, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, D., & Chu, H. (2024) · Green Energy & Environment · doi:10.1016/j.gee.2024.11.009 · Cited by 27

Effects of system design and Co-product treatment strategies on the life cycle performance of biofuels from microalgae

Zhang, Y., & Kendall, A. M. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.137 · Cited by 29

Hydrothermal liquefaction: Transforming waste into renewable fuels and high-value bio-chemicals

Sarker, T. R., Sarker, B., Saha, B., Khatun, M. L., & Dalai, A. K. (2025) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2025.115974 · Cited by 29

Review of food waste valorization technologies: A sustainable approach to resource recovery and utilization

Pant, M., Bisen, D., Kewlani, P., Srivastav, A. L., BHATT, I. D., & Chakma, S. (2025) · Biomass Futures · doi:10.1016/j.bmf.2025.100001 · Cited by 30

Investigation on solvolysis liquefaction mechanism of Chlorella pyrenoidosa in ethanol–water solvent based on major model compounds: Protein and starch

Peng, X., Ma, X., Lin, Y., Wang, J., & Chen, X. (2019) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2019.05.010 · Cited by 26

Interactions of the Main Components in Paper‐Plastic‐Aluminum Complex Packaging Wastes during the Hydrothermal Liquefaction Process

Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Zhu, Y., Fang, C., Xu, D., & Zheng, X. (2021) · Chemical Engineering & Technology · doi:10.1002/ceat.202100124 · Cited by 26

Direct conversion of sewage sludge to electricity using polyoxomatelate catalyzed flow fuel cell

Zhang, Z., Liu, C., Liu, W., Du, X. L., Cui, Y. Y., Gong, J., Guo, H. F., & Deng, Y. (2017) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2017.09.143 · Cited by 26

Study on the physical and chemical composition of agro wastes for the production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Shamsul, N. S., Kamarudin, S. K., & Rahman, N. A. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.09.140 · Cited by 26

Process modeling and economic analysis for bio-heavy-oil production from sewage sludge using supercritical ethanol and methanol

Xuan, T. N., Prajitno, H., Lim, Y., & Kim, J. (2019) · The Journal of Supercritical Fluids · doi:10.1016/j.supflu.2019.05.001 · Cited by 26

Effects of rice straw/wood sawdust addition on the transport/conversion behaviors of heavy metals during the liquefaction of sewage sludge

Xiao, X.-F., Chang, Y.-C., Lai, F., Fang, H., Zhou, C.-F., Pan, Z.-Q., Wang, J.-X., Wang, Y., Yin, X., & Huang, H. (2020) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110824 · Cited by 26

Research Progress, Trends, and Future Prospects on Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae for Biocrude Production: A Bibliometric Analysis

Bassoli, S. C., da Fonseca, Y. A., Wandurraga, H. J. L., Baeta, B. E. L., & de Souza Amaral, M. (2024) · Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery · doi:10.1007/s13399-023-03905-7 · Cited by 25

Processing of natural fibre and method improvement for removal of endocrine-disrupting compounds

Nasir, H. M., Wee, S. Y., Aris, A. Z., Abdullah, L. C., & Ismail, I. (2021) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132726 · Cited by 26

Efficient hydro-liquefaction of woody biomass over ionic liquid nickel based catalyst

Li, Q., Liu, D., Song, L., Hou, X., Wu, C., & Yan, Z. (2018) · Industrial Crops and Products · doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.01.033 · Cited by 25

Influence of sodium hypochlorite/ultrasonic pretreatment on sewage sludge and subsequent hydrothermal liquefaction: Study on reaction mechanism and properties of bio-oil

Zhang, S., Guo, X., Zhu, Z. M., Sun, Z., Yang, J., Zhao, J., Shen, L. H., Rosendahl, L. A., & Chen, G. (2023) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106872 · Cited by 23

Evaluating the Water Quality Impacts of Hydrothermal Liquefaction Assessment of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Energy Recovery

Bauer, S. K., Reynolds, C. F., Peng, S., & Colosi, L. M. (2018) · Bioresource Technology Reports · doi:10.1016/j.biteb.2018.04.010 · Cited by 23

Orthogonal test design to optimize products and to characterize heavy oil via biomass hydrothermal treatment

Gao, Y., Yu, B., Wang, X., Yuan, Q., Yang, H., Chen, H., & Zhang, S. (2015) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2015.04.014 · Cited by 23

Sustainable algal biorefinery: A review on current perspective on technical maturity, supply infrastructure, business and industrial opportunities

Bello, M., Modu, A. K., Boryo, D. E. A., A, M. A., & Ranganathan, P. (2024) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122208 · Cited by 22

Hydrothermal liquefaction − A sustainable technique for present biofuel generation: Opportunities, challenges and future prospects

Kumar, J. M. S., Prakash, R., & Panneerselvam, P. (2024) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2024.134141 · Cited by 24

Trametes versicolor (L.) mushrooms liquefaction in supercritical solvents: Effects of operating conditions on product yields and chromatographic characterization

Durak, H. (2017) · The Journal of Supercritical Fluids · doi:10.1016/j.supflu.2017.09.013 · Cited by 22

Impacts of catalyst, inorganic and organic corrodants on corrosion under batch-mode catalytic biomass hydrothermal liquefaction conversion

Liu, M., Zeng, Y., & Luo, J. (2022) · Corrosion Science · doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110409 · Cited by 21

Liquefaction of Sewage Sludge To Produce Bio-oil in Different Organic Solvents with In Situ Hydrogenation

Li, R., Teng, W., Li, Y., & Liu, E. (2019) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b01434 · Cited by 21

Biodegradability and transformation of biodegradable disposables in high-solids anaerobic digestion followed by hydrothermal liquefaction

Niknejad, P., Azizi, S. M. M., Hillier, K., Gupta, R. P., & Dhar, B. R. (2023) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106979 · Cited by 19

A new concept for total components conversion of lignocellulosic biomass: a promising direction for clean and sustainable production in its bio‐refinery

Huang, C., Guo, H., Zhang, H., Xiong, L., Li, H., & Chen, X. (2019) · Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology · doi:10.1002/jctb.6086 · Cited by 19

Thermochemical liquefaction of Brassica napus straw: Effect of liquefaction parameters on biocrude

Xiao, Z., Wu, Q., Zheng, X., Zhang, L., Zou, D., Chen, B., Wang, B., & Liu, F. (2022) · Industrial Crops and Products · doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115564 · Cited by 19

Enhancing energy recovery of wastewater treatment plants through hydrothermal liquefaction

Cabrera, D. V., Barria, D. A., Camú, E., Celis, C. A., Tester, J. W., & Labatut, R. A. (2022) · Environmental Science Water Research & Technology · doi:10.1039/d2ew00752e · Cited by 19

Effects of adding paper-making sludge on yield and properties of extracted products from sewage sludge and enrichment of apatite inorganic phosphorus

Chen, Z., Yang, S., Zhang, L., & Duan, F. (2023) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128473 · Cited by 18

Kinetic modelling and elemental balances applied to the hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge

Balsamo, M., Hejazi, B., Lauro, F. D., Marotta, G., Solimene, R., Salatino, P., & Montagnaro, F. (2025) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.158767 · Cited by 18

Optimization to Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Low Lipid Content Microalgae Spirulina sp. Using Response Surface Methodology

Wei, X., & Jie, D. (2018) · Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1155/2018/2041812 · Cited by 18

A Preliminary investigation of CO effects on lignite liquefaction process

Li, H., Wu, S., Wu, Y., Huang, S., & Gao, J. (2018) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.02.079 · Cited by 18

Utilization of food waste for biocrude production: A review

Dhalsamant, K., Tirumareddy, P., Borugadda, V. B., & Dalai, A. K. (2023) · Bioresource Technology Reports · doi:10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101595 · Cited by 17

Effects of municipal sludge composition on hydrothermal liquefaction products: Aqueous phase characterization and biodegradability assessment

Başar, İ. A., Liu, H., & Eskicioğlu, Ç. (2024) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130671 · Cited by 17

Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of Tetra Pak with Ni-xCe/CNTs

Wang, Y., Liu, Z., Wang, Y., Fang, C., Xu, D., Liu, L., & Zheng, X. (2022) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2022.125302 · Cited by 16

Innovative One-Step Liquefying Method with High Conversion of Biomass Using Raney Nickel and NaOH as Combined Catalysts

Wang, Y., Zheng, J.-F., Yan, S., Ye, Y., Li, S., Wang, D., & Liu, Y.-Q. (2017) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b03039 · Cited by 16

Distribution behavior and risk assessment of metals in bio-oils produced by liquefaction/pyrolysis of sewage sludge

Leng, L., Yuan, X., Huang, H., Peng, X., Chen, H., Wang, H., Wang, L., Chen, X., & Zeng, G. (2015) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-015-5031-4 · Cited by 16

Effect of Temperature on the Hydrotreatment of Sewage Sludge-Derived Pyrolysis Oil and Behavior of Ni-Based Catalyst

Alekseeva, M. V., Bulavchenko, O. A., Saraev, А. А., Kremneva, A. M., Шашков, М. В., Zaikina, O. O., Gulyaeva, Y. K., Грачев, А. Н., Kikhtyanin, O. V., Kubička, D., et al. (2020) · Catalysts · doi:10.3390/catal10111273 · Cited by 16

Comparative studies of co-conversion of waste activated sludge and lignocellulosic wastes through hydrothermal liquefaction

Nazari, L., Wang, H., Ray, M. B., & Xu, C. C. (2025) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.107671 · Cited by 15

Valorisation of macroalgae for biofuels in Indonesia: an integrated biorefinery approach

Suhartini, S., Pangestuti, M. B., Elviliana, E., Rohma, N. A., Junaidi, M. A., Paul, R., Nurika, I., Rahmah, N. L., & Melville, L. (2024) · Environmental Technology Reviews · doi:10.1080/21622515.2024.2336894 · Cited by 17

Biotechnological Approach to Increase Oxyresveratrol Production in Mulberry In Vitro Plants under Elicitation

Sabater‐Jara, A. B., Almagro, L., Sánchez, I. N., & Pedreño, M. A. (2023) · Plants · doi:10.3390/plants12030546 · Cited by 15

Co-treatment of swine manure and lignocellulosic biomass by liquefaction: Parameter optimization, product characterization, reaction mechanism

Luo, Z.-M., Xiong, J.-B., Jiang, M., Li, L., Wang, G.-F., & Huang, H. (2023) · The Journal of Supercritical Fluids · doi:10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106138 · Cited by 13

Distribution and transformation behaviors of heavy metals during liquefaction process of sewage sludge in ethanol-water mixed solvents

Pan, Z.-Q., Huang, H., Zhou, C.-F., Lai, F., He, X., Xiong, J.-B., & Xiao, X.-F. (2019) · Journal of Central South University · doi:10.1007/s11771-019-4212-6 · Cited by 13

Stable Bio-oil Production from Proteinaceous Cyanobacteria: Tail Gas Reactive Pyrolysis of Spirulina

Chagas, B. M. E., Mullen, C. A., Dorado, C., Elkasabi, Y. M., Boateng, A. A., Melo, M. A. F., & Ataíde, C. H. (2016) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.6b00490 · Cited by 13

Process and product characteristics for carbonization of liquid–solid mixtures from coal liquefaction

You, Q., Wu, S., Wu, Y., Huang, S., Gao, J., Shang, J., Min, X., & Zheng, H. (2017) · Journal of the Energy Institute · doi:10.1016/j.joei.2017.01.007 · Cited by 13

Effect of Ce in Ni10Cex/γ-Al2O3 for the in situ hydrodeoxidation of Tetra Pak bio-oil during hydrothermal liquefaction

Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Fang, C., Zheng, X., & Xu, D. (2022) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2022.123507 · Cited by 12

Recent Advances in Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae

Mahadevan, V., Gopinath, K. P., & Ghodke, P. K. (2022) · Clean Energy Production Technologies · doi:10.1007/978-981-19-0680-0_5 · Cited by 11

Hydrothermal Conversion of Lipid-Extracted Microalgae Hydrolysate in the Presence of Isopropanol and Steel Furnace Residues

Wagner, J. L., Perin, J., Coelho, R. S., Ting, V. P., Chuck, C. J., & Franco, T. T. (2017) · Waste and Biomass Valorization · doi:10.1007/s12649-017-9944-7 · Cited by 11

A review of municipal sewage sludge biological material applications in biofuel and environmental pollution control and future opportunities

Panchal, B. M., Su, C., Fu, C.-C., Wu, S., & Juan, H.-Y. (2025) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.118223 · Cited by 10

Studies of Distribution Characteristics of Inorganic Elements during the Liquefaction Process of Cornstalk

Yang, T., Wang, W., Kai, X., Li, B., Sun, Y., & Li, R. (2016) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b00096 · Cited by 10

Effects of temperature, reaction time, atmosphere, and catalyst on hydrothermal liquefaction of Chlorella

Haque, T. M. A., Brdecka, M., Salas, V. D., & Jang, B. W. ‐. (2023) · The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering · doi:10.1002/cjce.24839 · Cited by 8

Co‐Production of Bio‐Ethanol and Bio‐Oil from Different Species of Macroalgae

Li, C., Liu, Z., Ning, D., Pan, J., & Li, J. (2021) · ChemistrySelect · doi:10.1002/slct.202004518 · Cited by 9

Characteristics of Na2CO3-catalyzed water-gas shift reaction under coal liquefaction conditions

Li, H., You, Q., Wu, S., Wu, Y., Huang, S., & Gao, J. (2018) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.06.007 · Cited by 9

Waste Biorefinery Concept for Production of Value-Added Products Through Hydrothermal Liquefaction Pathway: A Critical Review and Outlook

Summers, S., Jing, Q., Kawale, H. D., Wang, Z., Mirzaei, D., & Zhang, Y. (2025) · ACS ES&T Engineering · doi:10.1021/acsestengg.5c00273 · Cited by 11

Process characteristics and mechanism of Na2CO3-catalyzed water-gas shift reaction in a benzene-containing hydrothermal system

Li, H., Wu, S., Wu, Y., Huang, S., & Gao, J. (2020) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117917 · Cited by 8

Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of municipal sludge by hydrochar to produce biocrude

Wei, Y. N., Xu, D., Xu, M.-X., Zheng, P., Duan, P., & Kapusta, K. (2024) · Journal of the Energy Institute · doi:10.1016/j.joei.2024.101562 · Cited by 7

A comprehensive assessment of Integrating anaerobic digestion and hydrothermal liquefaction Processes: Harnessing energy from sewage sludge

Tatla, H. K., Niknejad, P., Ismail, S., Khan, M. A., Gupta, R. P., & Dhar, B. R. (2024) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2024.119187 · Cited by 7

Unveiling the impact of bioplastic bags on high-solids anaerobic digestion and subsequent hydrothermal liquefaction of source separated organics

Niknejad, P., Azizi, S. M. M., Gupta, R. P., & Dhar, B. R. (2025) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.psep.2025.106960 · Cited by 7

Coffee Pulp Gasification for Syngas Obtention and Methane Production Simulation Using Ni Catalysts Supported on Al2O3 and ZrO2 in a Packed Bed Reactor

Aristizábal‐Alzate, C. E., Dongil, A. B., & Romero‐Sáez, M. (2023) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules28207026 · Cited by 6

Production of performance grade bio-asphalt from fecal sludge using natural clay catalysts through hydrothermal liquefaction

Khalekuzzaman, M., Hasan, M. M., Chowdhury, D. R., Jemi, T. S., Paul, S., Nasim, K. M., Islam, M. R., & Ahmed, T. (2025) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.115586 · Cited by 6

Characterization of biocrude oil obtained from the catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of municipal sewage sludge with a Ni-based hydrochar

Liu, Q., Wei, Y. N., Xu, D., Wang, P., Zhang, Y., Zhu, X., Strizhak, P. A., & Yakovlev, V. A. (2025) · Journal of the Energy Institute · doi:10.1016/j.joei.2025.102174 · Cited by 5

Feasibility of hydrothermal liquefaction in phosphorus-recovery from wastewater sludges

Abeyratne, W. M. L. K., Abeysiriwardana-Arachchige, I. S. A., Bayat, H., Zhang, Y., Brewer, C. E., & Nirmalakhandan, N. N. (2023) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104174 · Cited by 5

Synthesis of Biobased Polyurethane Foams From Agricultural and Forestry Wastes

Li, H., Yuan, Z., Zhang, Y., Chang, C., & Xu, C. C. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43403-8_7 · Cited by 5

Characterization of Bio-oils from Alkaline Pretreatment and Hydrothermal Liquefaction (APHL) of Cypress

Liu, H., Wang, F.-Y., & Liu, Y. (2014) · BioResources · doi:10.15376/biores.9.2.2772-2781 · Cited by 5

Preparation and Characterization of Bio-Asphalt Based on Sludge-Derived Heavy Oil

Li, Z., Cao, X., Li, J., Yang, X., & Huang, C. (2024) · Coatings · doi:10.3390/coatings14080992 · Cited by 4

Thermodynamic analysis of bio-oil model compounds to light hydrocarbon

Najohan, M. Z., Zakaria, Z. Y., Jusoh, M., Alshaikh, A. A., Tahir, M. B., & Anggoro, D. D. (2023) · Cleaner Engineering and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.clet.2023.100640 · Cited by 4

MS-Based Characterization of Biomass-Derived Materials: Activated Carbons and Solvent Liquefaction Products

Reyes, C. D. G., Onigbinde, S. B., Amarasekara, A. S., Adeniyi, M., Solomon, J., González-Ponce, H. A., & Mechref, Y. S. (2025) · Polymers · doi:10.3390/polym17030258 · Cited by 4

Co–Deoxy‐Liquefaction of Macroalgae and Lignocellulosic Biomass for Production of High–quality Liquid Oil

Zhang, S., Li, J., Wang, J., Zhang, F., Wang, Z., & Liu, H. (2017) · ChemistrySelect · doi:10.1002/slct.201601903 · Cited by 4

Comparative research on deoxy-liquefaction of marine and terrestrial biomasses

Wang, J., Su, B., Xie, Y., Du, M. H., Dai, W., Wen, Y., Sun, X., & Li, J. (2018) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2018.02.014 · Cited by 4

Sustainable treatment of sewage sludge via plasma-electrolytic liquefaction for bio-friendly production of polyurethane foam

Xi, D., Xie, W., Qi, F., Huang, Z., Wen, S., Fan, B., Yin, P., Zhang, X., Fang, Z. M., Ye, L., et al. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117072 · Cited by 4

Hydrothermal Liquefaction of High-Water Content Biomass and Waste Materials for the Production of Biogas and Bio-Crude Oil

Nazari, L. (2016) · Scholarship@Western (Western University) · Cited by 4

Valorization of spent mushroom substrate via hydrothermal liquefaction for sustainable biofuel and value-added applications

Kusmayadi, A., Ong, H. C., Leong, Y. K., Amir, F., Riayatsyah, T. M. I., Chen, W., & Chang, J. (2025) · Biochemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.bej.2025.109957 · Cited by 3

Comparative liquefaction investigation of pine woodchips using water and tetralin as deoxygenation and hydrogenolysis agents

Seithtanabutara, V., & Artnaseaw, A. (2026) · Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.crgsc.2026.100509 · Cited by 3

Multi-objective optimization of ZSM-5-assisted microalgal torrefaction: Enhancing biochar fuel properties and energy performance under inert and oxidative conditions

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