Effect of Aqueous Phase Recycling in Continuous Hydrothermal Liquefaction

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• 作者：Maika Klemmer ; René B. Madsen ; Kasper Houlberg ; Anders J. Mørup ; Per S. Christensen ; Jacob Becker ; Marianne Glasius ; Bo B. Iversen
• 刊名：Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 7, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：55
• 期：48
• 页码：12317-12325
• 全文大小：412K
• ISSN：1520-5045

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The effect of recycling the aqueous phase in a continuous hydrothermal liquefaction process was investigated in terms of product yield distribution, carbon balance, and composition of all main fractions. Using a custom-built continuous reactor system, a long-term experiment was conducted at 350 °C and 250 bar with a feedstock of dried distiller’s grains with solubles. In two consecutive recycle experiments, the aqueous phase of the preceding experiment was used as dispersion medium for the feedstock preparation. In these recycle-experiments a significant increase in biocrude yields was observed with a maximum increase in the first recycle experiment. However, the recycling of the aqueous phase also resulted in lower heating values and higher water contents in the oil fraction. Based on these findings, recycling the aqueous phase is a trade-off between improved yields and reduced burn qualities of the biocrude. That said, recycling also lowers carbon discharge to the aqueous fraction, which may contribute significantly to reducing the environmental footprint of an industrial HTL plant.