Hydrothermal conversion of water lettuce biomass at 473 or 523 K

The high moisture content of an aquatic biomass was used advantageously in a hydrothermal process. Reducing sugars, amino acids, proteins, and crude oil were extracted from water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) using subcritically heated water. The highest yields of reducing sugars and amino acids were obtained after treatment at 473 K for 30 min (23.70 ± 0.52 g kg−1 and 4.35 ± 0.09 g kg−1 dry mass respectively), while protein was obtained at...