Kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere

In this study, three primary components of algae (lipid, carbohydrate and protein) and one microalgae (spirulina) were pyrolyzed using a thermogravimetric analyser (TGA) under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere at four heating rates. It was found that protein decomposed first, followed by carbohydrate and...

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Main Authors: Hong, Yu, Xie, Chengrui, Chen, Wanru, Luo, Xiang, Shi, Kaiqi, Wu, Tao
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author Hong, Yu
Xie, Chengrui
Chen, Wanru
Luo, Xiang
Shi, Kaiqi
Wu, Tao
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Xie, Chengrui
Chen, Wanru
Luo, Xiang
Shi, Kaiqi
Wu, Tao
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description In this study, three primary components of algae (lipid, carbohydrate and protein) and one microalgae (spirulina) were pyrolyzed using a thermogravimetric analyser (TGA) under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere at four heating rates. It was found that protein decomposed first, followed by carbohydrate and then lipid. The kinetic study revealed that the lowest activation energy for the initiation of the pyrolysis of ovalbumin (protein) is ∼70 kJ/mol. Oil droplet showed higher activation energy of 266.5 kJ/mol during its pyrolysis in the CO2 atmosphere, which suggests that algal lipid is more difficult to decompose in the CO2 atmosphere. However, for the pyrolysis of cellulose (carbohydrate), the activation energy (∼310 kJ/mol) is similar under two different gas atmospheres tested. This study showed that CO2 atmosphere favors the pyrolysis of algae with high protein content and low lipid content, since the existence of CO2 promotes the cracking of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) as well as the reaction between VOCs and CO2.
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spelling nottingham-589732021-07-30T04:30:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/58973/ Kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere Hong, Yu Xie, Chengrui Chen, Wanru Luo, Xiang Shi, Kaiqi Wu, Tao In this study, three primary components of algae (lipid, carbohydrate and protein) and one microalgae (spirulina) were pyrolyzed using a thermogravimetric analyser (TGA) under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere at four heating rates. It was found that protein decomposed first, followed by carbohydrate and then lipid. The kinetic study revealed that the lowest activation energy for the initiation of the pyrolysis of ovalbumin (protein) is ∼70 kJ/mol. Oil droplet showed higher activation energy of 266.5 kJ/mol during its pyrolysis in the CO2 atmosphere, which suggests that algal lipid is more difficult to decompose in the CO2 atmosphere. However, for the pyrolysis of cellulose (carbohydrate), the activation energy (∼310 kJ/mol) is similar under two different gas atmospheres tested. This study showed that CO2 atmosphere favors the pyrolysis of algae with high protein content and low lipid content, since the existence of CO2 promotes the cracking of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) as well as the reaction between VOCs and CO2. Elsevier 2020-01-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/58973/1/combinepdf.pdf Hong, Yu, Xie, Chengrui, Chen, Wanru, Luo, Xiang, Shi, Kaiqi and Wu, Tao (2020) Kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere. Renewable Energy, 145 . pp. 2159-2168. ISSN 0960-1481 Kinetics; Pyrolysis; Algae; Model compounds; Carbon dioxide https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148119311553?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.135 doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.135
spellingShingle Kinetics; Pyrolysis; Algae; Model compounds; Carbon dioxide
Hong, Yu
Xie, Chengrui
Chen, Wanru
Luo, Xiang
Shi, Kaiqi
Wu, Tao
Kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere
title Kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere
title_full Kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere
title_fullStr Kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere
title_full_unstemmed Kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere
title_short Kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and CO2 atmosphere
title_sort kinetic study of the pyrolysis of microalgae under nitrogen and co2 atmosphere
topic Kinetics; Pyrolysis; Algae; Model compounds; Carbon dioxide
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