TY - JOUR
T1 - A general kinetic model for the hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae
AU - Valdez, Peter J.
AU - Tocco, Vincent J.
AU - Savage, Phillip E.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Sam Morton and the University of Kentucky for donating the samples of Scenedesmus sp. and Robert Levine for preparing the samples of Chlorella protothecoides . The authors also acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation (Grant EFRI-0937992 ), the Rackham Graduate School and the College of Engineering . This article was made possible by EPA fellowship number FP-917507. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the fellow and do not necessarily represent the official views of the EPA. Further, the EPA does not endorse the purchase of any commercial products or services mentioned in the publication.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - We developed a general kinetic model for hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of microalgae. The model, which allows the protein, lipid, and carbohydrate fractions of the cell to react at different rates, successfully correlated experimental data for the hydrothermal liquefaction of Chlorella protothecoides, Scenedesmus sp., and Nannochloropsis sp. The model can faithfully account for the influence of time and temperature on the gravimetric yields of gas, solid, biocrude, and aqueous-phase products from isothermal HTL of a 15. wt% slurry. Examination of the rate constants shows that lipids and proteins are the major contributors to the biocrude, while other algal cell constituents contribute very little to the biocrude.
AB - We developed a general kinetic model for hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of microalgae. The model, which allows the protein, lipid, and carbohydrate fractions of the cell to react at different rates, successfully correlated experimental data for the hydrothermal liquefaction of Chlorella protothecoides, Scenedesmus sp., and Nannochloropsis sp. The model can faithfully account for the influence of time and temperature on the gravimetric yields of gas, solid, biocrude, and aqueous-phase products from isothermal HTL of a 15. wt% slurry. Examination of the rate constants shows that lipids and proteins are the major contributors to the biocrude, while other algal cell constituents contribute very little to the biocrude.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.013
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 24793402
AN - SCOPUS:84899684827
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 163
SP - 123
EP - 127
JO - Bioresource technology
JF - Bioresource technology
ER -
