relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/15559/ title: Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Liquefaction of Kenaf Stalks for Bio-oil Production creator: Ramli, A. creator: Kin, L.W. creator: Anuar, N.A.S.I.K. creator: Yunus, N.M. creator: Rahman, N.J.A. description: In this study, microwave-assisted solvothermal liquefaction was investigated to produce bio-oil from Kenaf stalks. Optimization of process parameters was performed using concentrated sulfuric acid as catalyst at biomass to solvent ratio of 1:10, catalyst loading of 10 and microwave power of 300 W with constant stirring at 200 rpm. The maximum bio-oil yield of 87 was achieved at temperature of 180 °C for duration of 20 min, in which ethanol was used as solvent. Different types of catalysts were also tested to produce bio-oil at the optimum process conditions. It was found that synthesized ionic liquid BMIMCl catalyst could give the highest quality of bio-oil in terms of heating value (26.55 MJ/kg) with considerable bio-oil yield. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. publisher: Springer Science and Business Media B.V. date: 2021 type: Conference or Workshop Item type: PeerReviewed identifier: Ramli, A. and Kin, L.W. and Anuar, N.A.S.I.K. and Yunus, N.M. and Rahman, N.J.A. (2021) Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Liquefaction of Kenaf Stalks for Bio-oil Production. In: UNSPECIFIED. relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85123286421&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-16-4513-6_15&partnerID=40&md5=c39be655f4d1e578154534bfe2cb8f94 relation: 10.1007/978-981-16-4513-6₁₅ identifier: 10.1007/978-981-16-4513-6₁₅