Microwave pyrolysis of microalgae for high syngas production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 144, Issue , 2013, Pages 240-246

  Beneroso, D ^a   Bermudez J M ^a   Arenillas, A ^a   Menendez J A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bio hydrogen; Bio syngas; Microalgae; Microwave; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC FURNACES; MICROORGANISMS; MICROWAVES; PYROLYSIS;

BIO-HYDROGEN; BIO-SYNGAS; EXTRACTION RESIDUE; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROWAVE PYROLYSIS; MICROWAVE-INDUCED PYROLYSIS; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; SYNGAS PRODUCTION;

SYNTHESIS GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; MICROALGA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PYROLYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACTION; FURNACE; GAS; LIGHT; MICROALGA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84880577200     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.06.102     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Brennan L., Owende P. Biofuels from microalgae-A review of technologies for production, processing, and extractions of biofuels and co-products. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 2010, 14:557-577.
2. Bridgwater A.V. Review of fast pyrolysis of biomass and product upgrading. Biomass Bioenergy 2012, 38:68-94.
3. 2-swept fixed-bed reactor. Bio-oil yield and compositional effects. Bioresour. Technol. 2012, 109:154-162.
4. Campbell P.K., Beer T., Batten D. Life cycle assessment of biodiesel production from microalgae in ponds. Bioresour. Technol. 2011, 102:50-56.
5. Carriquiry M.A., Du X., Timilsina G.R. Second generation biofuels: Economics and policies. Energy Policy 2011, 39:4222-4234.
6. Chisti Y. Biodiesel from microalgae. Biotechnol. Adv. 2007, 25:294-306.
7. Delrue F., Setier P.A., Sahut C., Cournac L., Roubaud A., Peltier G., Froment A.K. An economic, sustainability, and energetic model of biodiesel production from microalgae. Bioresour. Technol. 2012, 111:191-200.
8. Domínguez A., Menéndez J.A., Fernández Y., Pis J.J., Nabais J.M.V., Carrott P.J.M., Carrott M.M.L.R. Conventional and microwave induced pyrolysis of coffee hulls for the production of a hydrogen rich fuel gas. J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis 2007, 79:128-135.
9. Domínguez A., Menéndez J.A., Inguanzo M., Pis J.J. Investigations into the characteristics of oils produced from microwave pyrolysis of sewage sludge. Fuel Process. Technol. 2005, 86:1007-1020.
10. Domínguez A., Menéndez J.A., Inguanzo M., Pís J.J. Production of bio-fuels by high temperature pyrolysis of sewage sludge using conventional and microwave heating. Bioresour. Technol. 2006, 97:1185-1193.
11. Du Z., Li Y., Wang X., Wan Y., Chen Q., Wang C., Lin X., Liu Y., Chen P., Ruan R. Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of microalgae for biofuel production. Bioresour. Technol. 2011, 102:4890-4896.
12. Encinar J.M., Beltrán F.J., Bernalte A., Ramiro A., González J.F. Pyrolysis of two agricultural residues: Olive and grape bagasse. Influence of particle size and temperature. Biomass Bioenergy 1996, 11:397-409.
13. Fernández Y., Arenillas A., Bermúdez J.M., Menéndez J.A. Comparative study of conventional and microwave-assisted pyrolysis, steam and dry reforming of glycerol for syngas production, using a carbonaceous catalyst. J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis 2010, 88:155-159.
14. Fernández Y., Arenillas A., Díez M.A., Pis J.J., Menéndez J.A. Pyrolysis of glycerol over activated carbons for syngas production. J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis 2009, 84:145-150.
15. Ferrel J., Sarisky-Reed V. National Algal Biofuels Technology Roadmap 2010, U.S, Department of Energy.
16. Grierson S., Strezov V., Shah P. Properties of oil and char derived from slow pyrolysis of Tetraselmis chui. Bioresour. Technol. 2011, 102:8232-8240.
17. Harun R., Davidson M., Doyle M., Gopiraj R., Danquah M., Forde G. Technoeconomic analysis of an integrated microalgae photobioreactor, biodiesel and biogas production facility. Biomass Bioenergy 2011, 35:741-747.
18. Hu Z., Ma X., Chen C. A study on experimental characteristic of microwave-assisted pyrolysis of microalgae. Bioresour. Technol. 2012, 107:487-493.
19. Lardon L., Hélias A., Sialve B., Steyer J.P., Bernard O. Life-cycle assessment of biodiesel production from microalgae. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43:6475-6481.
20. Luque R., Menéndez J.A., Arenillas A., Cot J. Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass feedstocks: The way forward?. Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, 5:5481-5488.
21. Menéndez J.A., Juárez-Pérez E.J., Ruisánchez E., Bermúdez J.M., Arenillas A. Ball lightning plasma and plasma arc formation during the microwave heating of carbons. Carbon 2011, 49:346-349.
22. Menéndez J.A., Menéndez E.M., García A., Parra J.B., Pis J.J. Thermal treatment of active carbons: A comparison between microwave and electrical heating. J. Microw. Power Electromagn. Energy 1999, 34:137-143.
23. Miao X., Wu Q. High yield bio-oil production from fast pyrolysis by metabolic controlling of Chlorella protothecoides. J. Biotechnol. 2004, 110:85-93.
24. Miao X., Wu Q., Yang C. Fast pyrolysis of microalgae to produce renewable fuels. J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis 2004, 71:855-863.
25. Perry R.H., Green D.W. Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook 1997, McGraw-Hill, New York. seventh ed.
26. Raveendran K., Ganesh A. Heating value of biomass and biomass pyrolysis products. Fuel 1996, 75:1715-1720.
27. Sanchez-Silva L., López-González D., Garcia-Minguillan A.M., Valverde J.L. Pyrolysis, combustion and gasification characteristics of Nannochloropsis gaditana microalgae. Bioresour. Technol. 2013, 130:321-331.
28. Tabernero A., Martín del Valle E.M., Galán M.A. Evaluating the industrial potential of biodiesel from a microalgae heterotrophic culture: Scale-up and economics. Biochem. Eng. J. 2012, 63:104-115.
29. Thangalazhy-Gopakumar S., Adhikari S., Chattanathan S.A., Gupta R.B. Catalytic pyrolysis of green algae for hydrocarbon production using H +ZSM-5 catalyst. Bioresour. Technol. 2012, 118:150-157.
30. Wang K., Brown R.C., Homsy S., Martinez L., Sidhu S.S. Fast pyrolysis of microalgae remnants in a fluidized bed reactor for bio-oil and biochar production. Bioresour. Technol. 2013, 127:494-499.
31. Wang X.H., Chen H.P., Ding X.J., Yang H.P., Zhang S.H., Shen Y.Q. Properties of gas and char from microwave pyrolysis of pine sawdust. Bioresources 2009, 4:946-959.
32. Xu L., Wim Brilman D.W.F., Withag J.A.M., Brem G., Kersten S. Assessment of a dry and a wet route for the production of biofuels from microalgae: Energy balance analysis. Bioresour. Technol. 2011, 102:5113-5122.
33. Zanzi R., Sjöström K., Björnbom E. Rapid pyrolysis of agricultural residues at high temperature. Biomass Bioenergy 2002, 23:357-366.
34. Zhang X., Hayward D.O., Mingos D.M.P. Effects of microwave dielectric heating on heterogeneous catalysis. Catal. Lett. 2003, 88:33-38.