Trametes Versicolor (L.) Mushrooms Liquefaction in Supercritical Solvents: Effects of Operating Conditions on Product Yields and Chromatographic Characterization

Abstract

In this study, the effect of reaction temperature, solvent and catalyst were examined on conversion of Trametes versicolor mushroom. Supercritical liquefaction experiments were made in a cylindrical reactor in acetone and isopropanol under supercritical circumstances with (Aluminium oxide, calcium hydroxide) and without catalyst at the temperatures of 250, 270, 290 degrees C. The bio-oils obtained at 250 and 290 degrees C in liquefaction were analyzed and characterized by chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques containing GC MS, FT-IR and elemental analysis.