Continuous hydrothermal co-liquefaction of aspen wood and glycerol with water phase recirculation

Applied Energy

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 1034-1041

  Pedersen, T H ^a   Grigoras, I F ^a   Hoffmann, J ^a   Toor, S S ^a   Daraban, I M ^a   Jensen, C U ^b   Iversen, S B ^b   Madsen, R B ^c   Glasius, M ^c   Arturi, K R ^a   Nielsen, R P ^a   Sogaard E G ^a   Rosendahl, L A ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b STEEPER ENERGY APS   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biocrude; Biofuel; Biomass; Continuous processing; Hydrothermal liquefaction; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLYCEROL; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LIQUEFACTION; ORGANIC CARBON; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOCRUDE; CONTINUOUS PROCESSING; ENERGY EFFICIENT OPERATIONS; HYDROGEN-TO-CARBON RATIO; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTIONS; NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; SUPERCRITICAL WATER CONDITIONS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CATALYST; CRUDE OIL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HYDROGEN; LIQUEFACTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PYROLYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84947999141     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.165     Document Type: Article

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