Conversion of rice straw to monomeric phenols under supercritical methanol and ethanol

Hydrothermal liquefaction of rice straw: Effect of reaction environment

“…FTIR and powder XRD of rice straw has been discussed in our earlier communication [9]. Rice straw FTIR showed various peaks corresponding to lignocellulosic biomass components viz.…”

“…The purpose of the study was to depolymerise rice straw in organic solvents and to see the effect of various organic solvents on product distribution and nature of products. Maximum liquid product yield observed was 47.52 wt% using ethanol [9]. Pyrolysis of rice straw was also carried out under N 2 and H 2 at different temperatures and pressures.…”

“…Maximum liquid product yield calculated on dry and ash free basis (47.52 wt%) was observed using ethanol at 300 °C and 15 min reaction time. Liquid products obtained from rice straw were mainly composed of monomeric phenols [9]. Effect of different reaction environments (N 2 , H 2 , and CO) on hydrothermal liquefaction of corn stalk was studied at 380 °C for 30 min.…”

Sweet sorghum stalk liquefaction in supercritical methanol: Effects of operating conditions on product yields and molecular composition of soluble fraction

“…Huang et al [12] reviewed solvents used in biomass liquefaction and reported that organic solvents could convert biomass into BO with low oxygen content and high caloric value under mild conditions. Among various organic solvents used in biomass liquefaction, methanol has many merits, such as easy availability and high ability to dissolve and degrade biomass under supercritical conditions [13][14][15]. Additionally, methanol was reported to act as hydrogen donor and esterifying reagent during biomass or coal liquefaction [16][17][18][19].…”

Direct Liquefaction of Bamboo in Ethanol-Phenol Co- Solvent

“…As an efficient pathway for biomass conversion, the direct liquefaction of biomass has been investigated in the presence of various solvents Setyaningsih et al 2016) under acid-or base-catalyzed conditions at moderate temperatures (100 to 300 °C) Singh et al 2015). Among these used solvents, water is the most widely used liquefaction solvent.…”