NOVELTY - Method (M1) for removing liquid heat transfer medium from biomass which has been torrefied by the liquid heat transfer medium, involves (a) immersing the torrefied biomass into a solvent bath which is miscible with the liquid heat transfer medium, (b) subjecting the torrefied biomass to the solvent to substantially remove the liquid heat transfer medium from the torrefied biomass, (c) separating the liquid heat transfer medium from the solvent, and (d) recycling the separated liquid heat transfer medium back into the torrefaction liquid.    USE - The method is useful for removal of a liquid heat transfer medium from a biomass and non-polar liquid heat transfer medium (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is inexpensive.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method (M1) for removing liquid heat transfer medium from biomass which has been torrefied by the liquid heat transfer medium, involves (a) immersing the torrefied biomass into a solvent bath which is miscible with the liquid heat transfer medium, (b) subjecting the torrefied biomass to the solvent for a predetermined period of time at a suitable temperature to substantially remove the liquid heat transfer medium from the torrefied biomass, (c) separating the liquid heat transfer medium from the solvent, and (d) recycling the separated liquid heat transfer medium back into the torrefaction liquid. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method (M2) for removing non-polar liquid heat transfer medium from a biomass having a size greater than granular which has been torrefied by liquid torrefaction, which involves immersing the torrefied biomass into a non-polar solvent bath, subjecting the torrefied biomass to sonication for a predetermined period of time at a suitable temperature to substantially remove at least about 95% of the non-polar liquid heat transfer medium from the torrefied biomass, separating the torrefied biomass from the solvent bath, removing the solvent from the torrefied biomass, and repeating the above steps for several times, until at least 98% of the non-polar liquid heat transfer medium is removed from the torrefied biomass.