A novel semi-batch autoclave reactor to overcome thermal dwell time in solvent liquefaction experiments

Lindstrom, Jake K.; Brown, Jessica L.; Peterson, Chad A.; Ghosh, Arpa; Rollag, Sean A.; Boot, Michael; Hensen, Emiel J. M.; Gable, Preston; Smith, Ryan G.; Brown, Robert C.

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.128074

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“…Nevertheless, the process is currently not economically competitive with biochemical processing (Han et al, 2015;Li et al, 2018), reflecting the fact that these systems require corrosion-resistant materials of construction, pressure vessels and piping, heat transfer equipment for thermal management, and solvent recovery or replacement. Accurate yields of bio-oil from solvent liquefaction should be generated using laboratory-scale systems that mimic the high heat transfer rates of continuous systems (Lindstrom et al, 2020).…”

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Production of sugars from lignocellulosic biomass via biochemical and thermochemical routes

Brown,

Lindstrom,

Ghosh

et al. 2024

Front. Energy Res.

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Sugars are precursors to the majority of the world’s biofuels. Most of these come from sugar and starch crops, such as sugarcane and corn grain. Lignocellulosic sugars, although more challenging to extract from biomass, represent a large, untapped, opportunity. In response to the increasing attention to renewable energy, fuels, and chemicals, we review and compare two strategies for extracting sugars from lignocellulosic biomass: biochemical and thermochemical processing. Biochemical processing based on enzymatic hydrolysis has high sugar yield but is relatively slow. Thermochemical processing, which includes fast pyrolysis and solvent liquefaction, offers increased throughput and operability at the expense of low sugar yields.

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Section: Lower Yields Than Biochemical Processingmentioning

confidence: 99%