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Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Processing of Seaweed Biomass

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This chapter focuses on the effects of microwave on hydrothermal processing of algal biomass, especially fast-growing green seaweed biomass of Ulva. Microwave enhances the efficiency of hydrothermal treatment of biomass by directly affecting water molecule, catalysts, and biomass substrates. Firstly, the fundamentals of microwave-assisted biorefinery are illustrated. Then, the microwave effects for hydrothermal processing of biomass were summarized for the model sugar reaction and seaweed conversion. Dielectric properties of seaweed biomass relevant to microwave heating are also presented in the last section.

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  1. Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan

    Shuntaro Tsubaki, Satoshi Fujii & Yuji Wada

  2. Research Laboratory of Hydrothermal Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kochi University, Akebono-cho 2-5-1, Kochi, 780-8520, Japan

    Ayumu Onda

  3. Department of Marine Resource Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, Akebono-cho 2-5-1, Kochi, 780-8520, Japan

    Tadaharu Ueda

  4. Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi University, Inoshiri, Usa, Tosa, Kochi, 781-1164, Japan

    Masanori Hiraoka

  5. Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, Okinawa National College of Technology, 905 Henoko, Nago-shi, Okinawa, 905-2192, Japan

    Satoshi Fujii

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    Mette Hedegaard Thomsen

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Tsubaki, S., Onda, A., Ueda, T., Hiraoka, M., Fujii, S., Wada, Y. (2017). Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Processing of Seaweed Biomass. In: Ruiz, H., Hedegaard Thomsen, M., Trajano, H. (eds) Hydrothermal Processing in Biorefineries. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56457-9_19

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