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Hydrothermally stable catalysts to improve yield and quality of biofuels from CO2

While CO2 hydrogenation is challenging due to the thermal stability of CO2, making reaction conversions low, considerable progress has been made towards converting CO2 to single carbon (C1) products (e.g., formic acid, carbon monoxide, methane, and methanol) through direct hydrogen reduction or hydrothermal-chemical reduction in water.

Identifying the right catalysts for these reactions can have a significant impact on the yield of bio-crude and other biofuels from CO2.

Relevant for

  • Biochemical engineer
  • Biomass energy professional

Innovation sector

  • Chemistry & chemical engineering

Web Resources

Licella’s hydrothermal upgrading (or hydrothermal liquefaction) technology.

27-03-2021

Source: Financial News Arena

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Process Design and Economics for conversion of algal biomass to hydrocarbons: Whole Algae Hydrothermal Liquefaction and Upgrading

01-03-2014

Source: Energy.gov

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High yield bio-oil production by hydrothermal liquefaction of a hydrocarbon-rich microalgae and biocrude upgrading

03-08-2018

Source: Science Direct

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Two-stage catalytic hydrotreatment of highly nitrogenous biocrude from continuous hydrothermal liquefaction: A rational design of the stabilization stage

Source: Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark

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Know All about CO2

Domain

Waste management

Sustainable materials

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

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University researcher

Corporate researcher

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Chemicals