These Metal-Based Catalysts Can Boost Biofuel Yields – Advanced BioFuels USA
by Mike Timko (Worcester Polytechnic Institute/Biofuels Digest) A recent study led by a team from Worcester Polytechnic Institute shows that metal-oxide-based catalysts reduce char build up during biofuel conversion processes, increasing bio-crude oil yield and decreasing yields of low-value byproducts. … Utilizing wet food waste requires a fast and efficient conversion technology. Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), which is being studied by the WPI team, is a thermochemical process that rapidly decomposes organic wastes with the aid of high-temperature pressurized water (~374 °C and ~22 M...
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