Hydrothermal liquefaction of wet microalgal biomass for biofuels and platform chemicals: advances and future prospects
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Chemistry: Hydrothermal Liquefaction: Chemicals, Biofuels and Valuable Compounds from Biomass, Plastic and Algae
The rapid depletion of conventional fossil fuels, chemicals, and valuable compounds and the day-by-day growth of environmental pollution due to the extensive use of fossil fuels has raised concerns over the use of fossil fuels; and thus search for alternate renewable and sustainable sources for fuels and chemicals has started in the last few decades. In this context, biomass, plastics and algae to produce chemicals and biofuels seem to be the promising path; and various routes are available for biomass processing such as pyrolysis, transesterification, hydrothermal liquefaction, steam reforming, etc.; and the hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of wet feedstock seems to be the promising route. Therefore, this collection will include articles, reviews and perspectives related to HTL of biomass, chemicals and algae, including different topics: a) HTL mechanism reactions, b) HTL of biomass, c) HTL of plastic, d) HTL of algae, e) Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of HTL.
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Daniel Lachos Perez
Dr. Daniel Lachos Perez, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States. His research is related to biomass and plastic wastes by thermochemical processes, also Dr Lachos has experience in producing renewable hydrocarbons and biofuels. He has more than 1000 citations on Google Scholar.
