Abstract
Pyrolysis of Nannochloropsis was carried out in a fixed-bed reactor with newly prepared ceria based catalysts. The effects of pyrolysis parameters such as temperature and catalysts on product yields were investigated. The amount of bio-char, bio-oil and gas products, as well as the compositions of the resulting bio-oils was determined. The results showed that both temperature and catalyst had significant effects on conversion of Nannochloropsis into solid, liquid and gas products. The highest bio-oil yield (23.28wt%) and deoxygenation effect was obtained in the presence of Ni-Ce/Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> as catalyst at 500°C. Ni-Ce/Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> was able to retain 59% of the alga starting energy in the bio-oil, compared to only 41% in absence of catalyst. Lower content of acids and oxygen in the bio-oil, higher aliphatics (62%), combined with HHV show promise for production of high-quality bio-oil from Nannochloropsis via Ni-Ce/Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> catalytic pyrolysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 108-116 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Bioresource Technology |
Volume | 194 |
Early online date | 13 Jul 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2015 |
Keywords
- Bio-oil
- Catalyst
- Ceria
- Nannochloropsis
- Pyrolysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Waste Management and Disposal
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Aimaro Sanna
- School of Engineering & Physical Sciences - Associate Professor
- School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process & Energy Engineering - Associate Professor
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