Thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass into biofuels: A review

Chen, Wei‐Hsin; Lin, Bo; Huang, Ming; Chang, Jo Shu

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.11.050

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“…In order to overcome these technical challenges, various thermochemical conversions of microalgal biomass such as pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) have also been investigated [2,9,10]. In particular, HTL of microalgae in subcritical water was found to be effective for the production of biocrude due to the soft physical nature of microalgal biomass, which obviates the need for pretreatment such as crushing, in contrast to other biomass such as lignocellulosic biomass.…”

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“…Biofuels are a promising renewable energy source and potential substitutes for fossil fuels, and their adoption may also help alleviate environmental problems such as global warming and climate change [1,2]. Unlike other renewable energy sources such as solar http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.07.020 0306-2619/Ó 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.…”

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“…Among various feedstocks for biofuels, microalgae have gathered much attention as an advanced biomass for the production of biofuels and chemicals. Microalgae grow rapidly and efficiently fix carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and can be a source of various biofuels ranging from solid to gaseous fuels [2,4]. However, there are numerous technical challenges that must be overcome for microalgae to become a commercially viable feedstock.…”

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“…Increasing attention has been focused on biomass resources because they can be converted to multifarious fuels and chemicals. Environmental problems, such as air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, also play a vital role in the utilization of renewable biomass resources, as biomass is considered to be environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral (Chen et al 2015. The utilization of biomass has great potential for reducing the dependence on fossil fuels and alleviating the burden of environmental degradation (Abnisa and Wan Daud 2014).…”

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Pyrolysis Process and Characteristics of Products from Sawdust Briquettes

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The pyrolysis of briquettes made from biomass is an available and economic technological route for the production of briquette charcoal, but by-products (tar and gas) cannot be brought into full utilization, leading to the waste of resources and the addition of environmental concerns. Temperature is the most important parameter that affects the distributions and properties of briquette charcoal. This work investigated the three kinds of products of the pyrolysis of sawdust briquette in a fixed bed across a wide temperature range (250 to 950 °C). The purpose of this experiment was to study the pyrolysis process and the properties of the resulting products (briquette charcoal, liquid, and gas) of sawdust briquettes and explore the optimum operating temperature to generate good quality briquette charcoal, liquid, and gaseous products simultaneously. According to the results, the optimum pyrolysis temperature range was 450 to 650 °C, for which the briquette charcoal produced within this range had the highest calorific value (2,9.14 to 30.21 MJ/kg). Meanwhile, the liquid product is considered to be useful for liquid fuels or valuable chemical materials, and the low heating value of the gaseous product was 11.79 to 14.85 MJ/Nm 3 in this temperature range.

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“…Advanced materials and nanotechnology related to clean coal and fossil fuels, biofuels and biomass conversion, biosystem, and bioinspired system for energy conversion, piezoelectric conversion, and CO 2 capture, storage, and utilization, as well as hydrogen storage, have been researched intensively for clean energy applications in recent decades [48,[61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69]. For example, synthesis of methane (CH 4 ) from syngas (CO ?…”

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Effects of nanostructure on clean energy: big solutions gained from small features

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The increasing energy consumption and environmental concerns have driven the development of costeffective, high-efficiency clean energy. Advanced functional nanomaterials and relevant nanotechnologies are playing a crucial role and showing promise in resolving some energy issues. In this view, we focus on recent advances of functional nanomaterials in clean energy applications, including solar energy conversion, water splitting, photodegradation, electrochemical energy conversion and storage, and thermoelectric conversion, which have attracted considerable interests in the regime of clean energy. Abstract The increasing energy consumption and environmental concerns have driven the development of costeffective, high-efficiency clean energy. Advanced functional nanomaterials and relevant nanotechnologies are playing a crucial role and showing promise in resolving some energy issues. In this view, we focus on recent advances of functional nanomaterials in clean energy applications, including solar energy conversion, water splitting, photodegradation, electrochemical energy conversion and storage, and thermoelectric conversion, which have attracted considerable interests in the regime of clean energy.

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Thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass into biofuels: A review

Cited by 462 publications

References 76 publications

Lipid content in microalgae determines the quality of biocrude and Energy Return On Investment of hydrothermal liquefaction

Lipid content in microalgae determines the quality of biocrude and Energy Return On Investment of hydrothermal liquefaction

Pyrolysis Process and Characteristics of Products from Sawdust Briquettes

Effects of nanostructure on clean energy: big solutions gained from small features

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