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

RENEWABLE ENERGY

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Hong, Yu^1,4  Xie, Chengrui¹  Chen, Wanru¹  Luo, Xiang^1,2  Shi, Kaiqi^1,2  Wu, Tao^2,3 

[1] Univ Nottingham Ningbo China, Dept Chem & Environm Engn, Ningbo 315100, Peoples R China

[2] Univ Nottingham Ningbo China, New Mat Inst, Ningbo 315100, Peoples R China

[3] Univ Nottingham Ningbo China, Municipal Key Lab Clean Energy Convers Technol, Ningbo 315100, Peoples R China

[4] Ningbo Thermal Power Co Ltd, Res & Dev Ctr, Ningbo 315040, Peoples R China

关键词: Kinetics;    Pyrolysis;    Algae;    Model compound;    Carbon dioxide;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.135

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

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 similar to 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 (similar to 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. (c) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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