Characterization and product formation during the catalytic and non-catalytic pyrolysis of the green microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Renewable Energy

Volumn 119, Issue , 2018, Pages 731-740

  Andrade, L A ^a   Batista, F R X ^a   Lira, T S ^b   Barrozo, M A S ^a   Vieira, L G M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analytical pyrolysis; Catalysis; Hydrotalcite; Microalgae; Thermochemical behavior

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOFUELS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FUELS; MICROORGANISMS;

ANALYTICAL PYROLYSIS; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS; HYDROTALCITE CATALYSTS; HYDROTALCITES; MICRO-ALGAE; THERMOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR;

PYROLYSIS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROTALCITE; MICROALGA; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 85038923951     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.12.056     Document Type: Article

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