Abstract
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is in a closed oxygen-free reactor by pressurizing inert gases (e.g., N2 or He) or reducing gases (e.g., H2 or CO), at a certain temperature (250–380°C) and pressure (5–28 MPa). During HTL, the hot compressed water is used as both solvent and reaction medium. HTL using hot compressed water as the solvent has the advantages of being abundant, non-toxic and non-flammable, inexpensive, and naturally stored in biomass. This chapter aims to provide a review of HTL technology from a perspective of algal biorefinery.
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