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The liquefaction of biomass is discussed in this paper from the perspective of processing wood-solvent suspensions. The particular rheology of these systems, the need for solvation and the treatment of suspensions in the 10 to 30% initial solids content has led to the development of a methodology which involves thermomechanical pretreatment as a key step of the overall liquefaction process. Configuration of the pretreatment loops and their influence on defibration and solvation will be presented and discussed relative to their effects on liquefaction.
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Chornet, E., Vanasse, C., Lemonnier, J.P., Overend, R.P. (1988). Preparation and Processing of Medium and High Consistency Biomass Suspensions. In: Bridgwater, A.V., Kuester, J.L. (eds) Research in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2737-7_58
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