Pyrolysis of microalgae residual biomass derived from Dunaliella tertiolecta after lipid extraction and carbohydrate saccharification

Ceria promoted deoxygenation and denitrogenation of Thalassiosira weissflogii and its model compounds by catalytic in-situ pyrolysis

“…The T. weissflogii low lipid content renders this alga not ideal for biodiesel production, but suitable for pyrolysis. The high protein content is in good agreement with literature and consistent with other algal species studied for production of biofuels such as Nannochloropsis and Dunaliella (Brown et al, 2010;Kim et al, 2015). Accordingly, the nitrogen content was high (4.64 wt%) due to high protein content.…”

Energetic, economic and environmental assessment of the pyrolysis and combustion of microalgae and their oils

“…In this regard, Muñoz et al [22] proposed a preliminary biorefinery process for protein and biofuels recovery from microalgae based on pyrolysis. Furthermore, several studies have shown the benefits and sustainability of the integration of microalgae pyrolysis processes within the biorefinery framework due to their capacity of integration with transesterification and fermentation processes [23][24][25]. Together with pyrolysis, microalgae combustion seems another viable technology for microalgae valorization [11,26].…”

“…by thermogravimetric (TG) and differential thermogravimetric analysis (DTG). Additionally, Kim et al [24] studied the pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics of Dunaliella tertiolecta after lipid and carbohydrate removal to obtain information regarding the types of fuel that can be generated (gas, bio-oil, or bio-char). Concerning the use of evolved gas analyses techniques (FTIR and MS), the different decomposition steps of the pyrolysis process of microalgae nannochloropsis sp were studied by Marcilla et al [3] by TGA-FTIR.…”

Pyrolysis of Isochrysis Microalgae With Metal Oxide Catalysts for Bio-Oil Production

“…A great number of studies have been performed for commercialization of microalgae-based biodiesel production [7,8]. However, at present, commercialization of biodiesel from microalgae is still highly expensive [9,10]. Currently, biodiesel from algae is produced by lipid extaction using organic solvents, such as hexane, or by pressing of dry algae and this is followed by transesterification in methanol or ethanol in the presence of basic catalysts [11][12][13].…”