A review of hydrothermal liquefaction bio-crude properties and prospects for upgrading to transportation fuels

Energies

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 6765-6794

  Ramirez, Jerome A ^a   Brown, Richard J ^a   Rainey, Thomas J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); Liquefaction; Upgrading

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; DISTILLATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FUEL PROPERTIES; HYDRODEOXYGENATION; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTIONS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; UPGRADING; UPGRADING TECHNOLOGIES;

LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 84939175891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en8076765     Document Type: Review

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