Alkaline organic liquid waste was introduced to activate Fe2O3 and provide sufficient steam to boost biomass chemical looping gasification (CLG) for H-2 production. Experiments under different excess oxygen ratios, temperatures, and alkali contents were performed to investigate the reaction characteristics of alkaline organic waste - biomass CLG. The highest H-2 yield of 1.71 L and carbon conversion rate of 83.8% were obtained at the excess oxygen ratio of 0.2, the alkali concentration of 6%, and the reaction temperature of 800 degrees C. Moreover, the kinetic and thermodynamic analysis under the optimized condition have cast light on the fundamental understanding of alkaline organic liquid waste - biomass CLG. Results demonstrate that this novel approach has the potential to enhance energy conversion. (C) 2020 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.