Room: Poster Area
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Time: 11:30 - 12:45 CEST
Session code 5CV.3
Hydrothermal processing
Carbon Yield and Biocrude Quality in Supercritical HTL of Scenedesmus sp. and Chlorella sorokiniana: Effect of Reaction Conditions
Short Introductive summary
Combining hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) with integrated salt separation in a continuous setup is supposed to increase the economics of the process by allowing to reuse homogeneous catalysts and valorize by-products from the aqueous phase. This study aimed to optimize the hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) conditions for the microalgae Scenedesmus sp. and Chlorella sorokiniana to maximize carbon-based biocrude yield under sub- and supercritical water conditions. The work supports the development of PSI’s continuous HTL system, KONTI-L, within the Horizon Europe-funded SUSTEPS project, which aims to scale up sustainable biofuel production from microalgae.
Presenter
Alexander RAUCH
Paul Scherrer Institute, SWITZERLAND
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Co-authors:
S. Bjelic, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, SWITZERLAND
O. Kröcher, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, SWITZERLAND
D. Baudouin, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, SWITZERLAND
F. Vogel, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, SWITZERLAND
Session reference: 5CV.3.13