Biocrude Production from Wheat Straw at Sub and Supercritical Hydrothermal Liquefaction

Tahir Hussain Seehar, Saqib Toor, Ayaz Ali Shah, Thomas Helmer Pedersen, Lasse Rosendahl

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Abstract

In this study, hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of wheat straw (WS) in sub (350 °C) and supercritical (400 °C) water with and without alkali catalyst was performed to investigate the potential of WS for the production of biocrude. The influences of temperature and catalyst were studied for the HTL products. Results showed that maximum biocrude yield (32.34 wt. %) with least solid residue (4.34 wt. %) was obtained at subcritical catalytic condition, whereas the carbon content was slightly higher in biocrude at supercritical. The higher heating value (HHV) for biocrude is around 35 MJ/kg for all four conditions. The major compounds in biocrude were observed as ketones, alcohols, acids, and hydrocarbons. At 350 °C, 44–55% of the carbon recovered into biocrude. The products were characterized in terms of elemental composition, higher heating values, organics, and inorganic compounds in different phases. To keep in consideration the scale‐up of HTL process for continuous plant, aqueous phase from HTL was also recirculated which showed the fruitful outcomes by increasing the biocrude yield at each cycle.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummeren13123114
TidsskriftEnergies
Vol/bind13
Udgave nummer12
Antal sider18
ISSN1996-1073
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 16 jun. 2020

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