Biorefinery process for hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae powered by a concentrating solar plant: A conceptual study

Alberto Giaconia, Giampaolo Caputo, Antonio Ienna, Domenico Mazzei, Benedetto Schiavo, Onofrio Scialdone and Alessandro Galia

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 208, issue C, No S0306261917313211, 1139-1149

Abstract: A conceptual analysis of coupling a concentrating solar power plant with a biorefinery process consisting in the hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of microalgae to biocrude was performed. The configuration of the CSP-HTL plant was designed to allow continuous operation considering 10kT of microalgae processed each year using, for the first time, a ternary nitrate mixture as heat transfer fluid and storage medium in the temperature range of 340–410°C.

Keywords: Concentrated solar power; Molten salt; Economic analysis; Hydrothermal liquefaction; Microalgae biocrude (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.09.038

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