NDLI: Fundamentals of Hydrofaction$^{™}$: Renewable crude oil from woody biomass

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Author	Jensen, Claus Uhrenholt Rodriguez Guerrero, Julie Katerine Karatzos, Sergios Olofsson, Göran Iversen, Steen Brummerstedt
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	As a response to the global requirement for renewable transportation fuels that are economically viable and fungible with existing petroleum infrastructure, Steeper Energy is commercializing its proprietary hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology as a potential path to sustainable lignocellulosic-derived transport fuels. Hydrofaction$^{™}$ utilizes high-density, supercritical water chemistry at distinctly higher pressures and temperatures than most literature on HTL. The paper presents a direct relation between density and the chemical properties that make near-critical water an appealing HTL reaction medium. Further, the fundamentals of Hydrofaction$^{™}$ and how these are carefully chosen to favor certain chemical reaction paths are explained, including the use of high-density supercritical water, homogenous alkaline metal catalysts at alkaline conditions and recycling of aqueous and oil products. Steady state operational data from a campaign producing 1 barrel (>150 kg) of oil at a dedicated pilot plant is presented, including closure of mass, energy, and three elemental balances. A detailed oil assay specifying the oil quality as well as mass and energy recoveries from wood to oil of 45.3 wt.% and 85.6%, respectively, reflect that Hydrofaction$^{™}$ is an energy-efficient technology for sourcing renewable biofuels in tangible volumes.
Starting Page	495
Ending Page	509
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	21906815
Journal	Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	21906823
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2017-02-23
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Hydrofaction$^{™}$ Hydrothermal liquefaction Supercritical water Biofuel Renewable oil Renewable and Green Energy Biotechnology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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