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ArticleACS engineering Au2026

Synergistic Interactions During Co-Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Food Waste and Biomass Model Compounds for Increased Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production.

Skyler B Kauffman, Heather O LeClerc, Alex R Maag, Geoffrey A Tompsett, Jeffrey R Page, Julia A Valla, Andrew R Teixeira, Michael T Timko

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Skyler B KauffmanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States.
Heather O LeClercDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States.
Alex R MaagDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States.
Geoffrey A TompsettDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States.
Jeffrey R PageDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2024-0664
Julia A VallaDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States.
Andrew R TeixeiraDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2889-9102
Michael T TimkoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8767-1613

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Abstract

Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of lignocellulosic biomass is plagued with low biocrude yields owing to the tendency of highly reactive oxygenated intermediates to condense to form biochars. By contrast, the high protein content in food waste is comprised of substantial nitrogen species, which are known to interact strongly with oxygenates through Maillard, amide, and peptide bond formation reactions. Co-feeding food waste and lignocellulose opens new reaction pathways for biocrude formation but is currently poorly understood. This work evaluated the molecular level interactions between food waste and lignocellulose model compounds and the corresponding effect on product yields and quality. Food waste-cellulose and food waste-xylan feedstock blends achieved maximum biocrude carbon yield improvements of 12.2% and 10.1%, respectively, relative to a simple linear model that interpolates between the yields of the pure feedstocks. Increases in biocrude yield were balanced by corresponding decreases in char yield, indicating synergistic interactions between the feeds during HTL. Biocrude volatility analysis revealed that increased biocrude yield preferentially benefitted the jet fuel fraction, which comprised up to 22.6% of the total carbon yield for food waste-cellulose blends. Biocrude and char were analyzed using GC-MS and FT-IR spectroscopy to investigate the source of synergistic trends and provide greater mechanistic understanding. Key cofeeding effects included the promotion of retro-aldol condensation reactions and trans-esterification of fatty acids, sequestering carbon in the biocrude phase via the inhibition of char formation while increasing biocrude volatility toward jet fuel-range compounds. These results indicate the potential for judicious selection of HTL cofeeds to increase both biocrude yield and selectivity to desired fuel precursors, including sustainable aviation fuel.

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biomassfood wastehydrothermal liquefactionMaillard reactionretro-aldol condensationsustainable aviation fuel

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PMCPMC13281376

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