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Mechanisms of liquefaction and pyrolysis reactions of biomass

Ayhan Demirbas
- 01 Apr 2000 - 
- Vol. 41, Iss: 6, pp 633-646
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In the liquefaction process, the micellar-like broken down fragments produced by hydrolysis are degraded to smaller compounds by dehydration, dehydrogenation, deoxygenation and decarboxylation as mentioned in this paper.
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This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2000-04-01. It has received 904 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Deoxygenation & Thermal depolymerization.

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Thermochemical liquefaction of high-diversity grassland perennials.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the hydrothermal liquefaction of low-input high-diversity mixtures of native grassland perennials (LIHD), pretreated with dilute acid, and lignin extracted from LIHD.
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass: Influence of temperature and biomass composition on the bio-oil production

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of temperature and biomass composition on the yield and quality of bio-oil produced from three different biomass such as natural hay, oak wood and walnut shell was investigated.
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Hydrogen donor solvents in liquefaction of biomass: A review

TL;DR: In this article, a review on performances of water, alcohols and other hydrogen donor solvents in liquefaction of biomass has been made, and the yield of hydrogen donated in the reaction has also been reported.
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Application of biochar-based catalysts in biomass upgrading: a review

TL;DR: In this article, the formation of pyrochar and hydrochar is proposed, and the activation and/or functionalization of biochar are also included, including biochar-based solid acids for biomass hydrolysis and dehydration, biocharbased catalysts for biodiesel production, and biochars as catalyst supports for biomass pyrolysis, gasification and bio-oil upgrading.
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Energy valorisation of food processing residues and model compounds by hydrothermal liquefaction

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the two main issues to address for development of the process at large scales, namely, technological and process integration issues have to be addressed to ensure economic viability of commercial HTL processes.
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