Hydrogen Production by Supercritical Water Gasification of Biomass with Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalyst

Table 3

Mass balance for homogeneous catalyst investigation.

Catalyst	𝑊𝑅 /g	𝑊𝐺/g	𝑊𝐿/g	𝑊𝑆/g	(𝑊𝐺 + 𝑊𝐿 + 𝑊𝑆 − 𝑊𝑅)/g	Mass balance^a coefficient; 𝑄𝑚/%
Noncatalytic	11.3	0.49	9.94	0.54	0.33	97.09
LiOH	12.3	0.24	10.98	0.71	0.37	96.99
Na2CO3	12.3	0.40	10.92	0.71	0.27	97.82
NaOH	12.3	0.34	10.15	0.87	0.94	92.36
K2CO3	12.3	0.39	10.06	0.99	0.86	93.04
KOH	12.3	0.36	10.48	0.77	0.69	94.39
Ca(OH)2	12.3	0.31	9.32	1.39	1.29	89.52
ZnCl2	12.3	0.53	9.91	0.84	1.02	91.74

aIn the reaction situation with catalyst, all catalyst mass is included in the mass of solid product.