Hydrothermal liquefaction and partial oxidation of microalgae : influence of lipid content

Tsilla Bensabath (1) , Olivier Boutin (1) , Jean-Henry Ferrasse (1)

1 M2P2 - Laboratoire de Mécanique, Modélisation et Procédés Propres

Microalgae allow the production of third generation bio-fuels through various conversion routes. Because of the high amount of water in this biomass, hydrothermal liquefaction is particularly appropriate for the conversion of microalgae into liquid fuels. Microalgae mainly consist of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. Lipids are easily recoverable and often extracted by different methods. Some do not need to dry the biomass, such as some solvent extraction (with dimethyl ether, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, etc.). Thus, the valorization described here can follow a first step of lipid extraction.

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Chemical and Process Engineering

Tsilla Bensabath, Olivier Boutin, Jean-Henry Ferrasse. Hydrothermal liquefaction and partial oxidation of microalgae : influence of lipid content. EUBCE 2018, May 2018, Copenhague, Denmark. ⟨hal-02116839⟩