Algae pyrolytic bio-oil contains a large quantity of Ncontaining components (NCCs), which can be processed as valuable chemicals, while the harmful gases can also be released during bio-oil upgrading. However, the characteristics of NCCs in the bio-oil, especially the composition of heavy NCCs (molecular weight ≥200 Da), have not been fully studied due to the limitation of advanced analytical methods. In this study, three kinds of algae rich in lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates were rapidly pyrolyzed (10−25 °C/s) at different temperatures (300−700 °C). The biooil was analyzed using a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer equipped with electrospray ionization, and the characteristics and evolution of nitrogen in heavy components were first obtained. The results indicated that the molecular weight of most heavy NCCs was distributed in the 200−400 Da range. N 1−3 compounds account for over 60% in lipid and protein-rich samples, while N 0 and N 4 components are prominent in carbohydrate-rich samples. As temperature increases, most NCCs become more aromatic and contain less O due to the strong Maillard and deoxygenation reactions. Moreover, the heavier NCCs were promoted to form lighter compounds with more nitrogen atoms through decomposition (mainly denitrogenation and deoxygenation). Finally, some strategies to deal with the NCCs for highquality bio-oil production were proposed.a Calculated by difference. Carbohydrates = 100%moisture−ash− lipid−proteins.

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Three main components of biomass were pyrolyzed individually in a closed reaction system at 500-700 • C for 60s and 90s. Then bio-oil heavy compounds were further analyzed with Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance-mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS) and Kendrick mass defect (KMD) analysis. The evolution paths of heavy compounds for the different pyrolysis stages were proposed. It was found that the sugars and phenolic-like species in heavy compounds were the most active substances during secondary reactions. Moreover, the rising temperature promoted this secondary reaction of phenolic-like species as the decrease in their abundances growing from 13% to 54%, while contrarily inhibited it for hemicellulose as the decrease in their abundances changing from 44% to − 2%. The lignin-derived lipids and unsaturated hydrocarbons that generated in the secondary reactions increased with rising temperature. KMD analysis showed that the heavy compounds of cellulose and hemicellulose prefer homologous evolution during pyrolysis, while those of lignin had more complex evolution paths like cracking and recombination.

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Gastric electrical stimulation with appropriate parameters reduces cisplatin-induced emetic responses and behaviors suggestive of nausea in dogs. Among the tested parameters, GES with increased pulse width seems to produce better relief of cisplatin-induced emesis.