Effect of reaction time and algae loading on water-soluble and insoluble biocrude fractions from hydrothermal liquefaction of algae

Algal Research

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 60-67

  Xu, Donghai ^a,b   Savage, Phillip E ^b,c  

^a Xi an Jiaotong University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Biocrude; Biorefinery; Hydrothermal liquefaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947911734     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2015.08.005     Document Type: Article

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