Thermogravimetric analysis of the gasification of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 198, Issue , 2015, Pages 717-724

  Figueira, Camila Emilia ^a   Moreira, Paulo Firmino ^a   Giudici, Reinaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gasification; Independent parallel reaction model; Isoconversional model; Microalgae; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALGAE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASIFICATION; MICROORGANISMS;

DEGRADATION REACTION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC CURVE; GASIFICATION PROCESS; ISO-CONVERSIONAL METHOD; ISOCONVERSIONAL; MICRO-ALGAE; ONLINE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARALLEL REACTION MODELS;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ARGON; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN; LIPID; PROTEIN; BIOFUEL;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHANE; MICROALGA; PROTEIN; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER VAPOR;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASIFICATION; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER VAPOR; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; MICROALGA;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; KINETICS; MICROALGAE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84943737279     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.09.059     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Agrawal A., Chakraborty S. A kinetic study of pyrolysis and combustion of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris using thermo-gravimetric analysis. Bioresour. Technol. 2013, 128:72-80.
2. Akahira T., Sunose T. Joint convention of four electrical institutes. Res. Rep. Chiba Inst. Technol. 1971, 16:22-31.
3. Akalin M.K., Karagöz S. Analytical pyrolysis of biomass using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Trends Anal. Chem. 2014, 61:11-16.
4. Borchardt H.J., Daniels F. The application of differential thermal analysis to the study of reaction kinetics. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1957, 79:41-46.
5. Briggs M. Widescale Biodiesel Production from Algae 2004, Biodiesel Group, Physics Department, University of New Hampshire, US.
6. Chen C., Ma X., Liu K. Thermogravimetric analysis of microalgae combustion under different oxygen supply concentrations. Appl. Energy 2011, 88:3189-3196.
7. Chen C., Ma X., He Y. Co-pyrolysis characteristics of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris and coal through TGA. Bioresour. Technol. 2012, 117:264-273.
8. Chen J., Fan X., Jiang B., Mu L., Yao P., Yin H., Song X. Pyrolysis of oil-plant wastes in a TGA and a fixed-bed reactor: thermochemical behaviors, kinetics, and products characterization. Bioresour. Technol. 2015, 192:592-602.
9. Coats A.W., Redfern J.P. Kinetic parameters from thermogravimetric data. Nature 1964, 201:68-69.
10. da Cruz R.V.A., do Nascimento C.A.O. Emergy analysis of oil production from microalgae. Biomass Bioenergy 2012, 47:418-425.
11. Francisco E.C., Neves D.B., Jacob-Lopes E., Franco T.T. Microalgae as feedstock for biodiesel production: carbon dioxide sequestration, lipid production and biofuel quality. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 2010, 85:395-403.
12. Friedman H.L. Kinetics of thermal degradation of char-forming plastics from thermogravimetry - Application to a phenolic plastics. J. Polym. Sci. C 1965, 6:183-195.
13. Gai C., Zhang Y., Chen W.T., Zhang P., Dong Y. Thermogravimetric and kinetic analysis of thermal decomposition characteristics of low-lipid microalgae. Bioresour. Technol. 2013, 150:139-148.
14. Gil M.V., Casal D., Previda C., Pis J.J., Rubiera F. Thermal behavior and kinetics of coal/biomass blends during co-combustion. Bioresour. Technol. 2010, 101:5601-5608.
15. Griffiths M.J., Harrison S.T.L. Lipid productivity as a key characteristic for choosing algal species for biodiesel production. J. Appl. Phycol. 2009, 21:493-507.
16. Kader M.A., Islam M.R., Parveen M., Haniu H., Takai K. Pyrolysis decomposition of tamarind seed for alternative fuel. Bioresour. Technol. 2014, 149:1-7.
17. Kebelmann K., Hornung A., Karsten U., Griffiths G. Intermediate pyrolysis and product identification by TGA and Py-GC/MS of green microalgae and their extracted protein and lipid components. Biomass Bioenergy 2013, 49:38-48.
18. Kissinger H.E. Variation of peak temperature with heating rate in differential thermal analysis. J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. 1956, 57:217-221.
19. Li Y., Horsman M., Wu N., Lan C.Q., Dubois-Calero N. Biofuels from microalgae. Biotechnol. Progr. 2008, 24:815-820.
20. Lopez-Gonzalez D., Fernandez-Lopez M., Valverde J.L., Sanchez-Silva L. Kinetic analysis and thermal characterization of the microalgae combustion process by thermal analysis coupled to mass spectrometry. Appl. Energy 2014, 114:227-237.
21. Marcilla A., Gómez-Siurana A., Gomis C., Chápuli E., Catalá M.C., Valdés F.J. Characterization of microalgal species through TGTA/FTIR analysis: application to Nannochoropsis sp. Thermochim. Acta 2009, 484:41-47.
22. Marcilla A., Catalá L., García-Quesada J.C., Valdés F.J., Hernández M.R. A review of thermochemical conversion of microalgae. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 2013, 27:11-19.
23. Osawa T.A. A new method of analyzing thermogravimetric data. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 1965, 38(11):1881-1886.
24. Peng W., Wu Q., Tu P., Zhao N. Pyrolytic characteristics of microalgae as renewable energy source determined by thermogravimetric analysis. Bioresour. Technol. 2001, 80:1-7.
25. Phukan M.M., Chutia R.S., Konwar B.K., Kataki R. Microalgae Chlorella as a potential bio-energy feedstock. Appl. Energy 2011, 88:3307-3312.
26. Rizzo A.M., Prussi M., Bettucci L., Libelli I.M., Chiaramonti D. Characterization of microalga Chlorella as a fuel and its thermogravimetric behavior. Appl. Energy 2013, 102:24-31.
27. Ross A.B., Jones J.M., Kubacki M.L., Bridgeman T. Classification of macroalgae as fuel and its thermochemical behavior. Bioresour. Technol. 2008, 99:6494-6504.
28. Sanchez-Silva L., López-González D., Villaseñor J., Sanchez P., Valverde J.L. Thermogravimetric-mass spectrometric analysis of lignocellulosic and marine biomass pyrolysis. Bioresour. Technol. 2012, 109:163-172.
29. 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.
30. Santos K.G., Lobato F.S., Lira T.S., Murata V.V., Barrozo M.A. Sensitivity analysis applied to independent parallel reaction model for pyrolysis of bagasse. Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 2012, 90(11):1989-1996.
31. Shuping Z., Yulong W., Mingde Y., Chun L., Junmao T. Pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics of the marine microalgae Dunaliella tertiolecta using thermogravimetric analyzer. Bioresour. Technol. 2010, 101:359-365.
32. 2 atmospheres. Bioresour. Technol. 2011, 102(2):1879-1885.
33. Varhegyi G., Antal M.J., Szekely T., Szabo P. Kinetics of the thermal decomposition of cellulose, hemicellulose, and sugarcane bagasse. Energy Fuels 1989, 3:329-335.
34. Yang X., Zhang R., Fu J., Geng S., Cheng J.J., Sun Y. Pyrolysis kinetic and product analysis of different microalgal biomass by distributed activation energy model and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Bioresour. Technol. 2014, 163:335-342.
35. Yao F., Wu Q., Lei Y., Guo W., Xu Y. Thermal decomposition kinetics of natural fibers: activation energy with dynamic thermogravimetric analysis. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2008, 93:90-98.