- Title
- Yield and characteristics of pyrolysis products obtained from Schizochytrium limacinum under different temperature regimes
- Creator
- Li, Gang; Zhou, Yuguang; Ji, Fang; Liu, Ying; Adhikari, Benu; Tian, Li; Ma, Zonghu; Dong, Renjie
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/62943
- Identifier
- vital:5157
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.3390/en6073339
- Identifier
- ISSN:1996-1073
- Abstract
- Pyrolysis-gas chromatographic mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) was used to determine the yield and chemical composition of the pyrolysis products of Schizochytrium limacinum. The pyrolysis was carried out by varying the temperature from 300 °C to 800 °C. It was found that the main decomposition temperature of Schizochytrium limacinum was 428.16 °C, at which up to 66.5% of the mass was lost. A further 18.7% mass loss then occurred in a relatively slow pace until 760.2 °C due to complete decomposition of the ash content of Schizochytrium limacinum. The pyrolysis of Schizochytrium limacinum at 700 °C produced the maximum yield (67.7%) of pyrolysis products compared to 61.2% at 400 °C. While pollutants released at 700 °C (12.3%) was much higher than that of 400 °C (2.1%). Higher temperature will lead to more pollutant (nitrogen compounds and PAHs) release,which is harmful to the environment. Considering the reasonably high yield and minimum release of pollutants, a lower pyrolysis temperature (400 °C) was found to be optimum for producing biofuel from Schizochytrium limacinum.; C1
- Relation
- Energies Vol. 6, no. 7 (2013), p. 3339-3352
- Rights
- Copyright The Authors
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 02 Physical Sciences; 09 Engineering; Microalgae; Pyrolysis products; Real-time determination; Schizochytrium limacinum; Yield
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