Bio-oil production by pyrolysis of Azolla filiculoides and Ulva fasciata macroalgae

Pourkarimi, S.; Hallajisani, A.; Alizadehdakhel, A.; Nouralishahi, A.

doi:10.22034/GJESM.2021.03.02

Document Type : ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

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¹ Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

² Biofuel Research Laboratory, Caspian Faculty of Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Rezvanshar, Guilan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/GJESM.2021.03.02

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In this study, the characteristics of bio-oil samples produced through slow pyrolysis of two different macroalgae, i.e. Azolla ‎filiculoides and Ulva fasciata, at optimized conditions were determined and compared.
METHODS: For this purpose, the effects of temperature (300-500 °C), carrier gas flow rate (0.2-0.8 L/min), ‎and heating rate (10-20 °C/min) on the final bio-oil production were optimized using response ‎surface methodology established by a central composite design.
FINDINGS: The highest bio-oil yield from U. fasciata (34.29%) was obtained at the temperature of 500 °C, ‎‎ nitrogen flow rate of 0.2 L/min, and heating rate of 10 °C/min. As for A. filiculoides feedstock, the highest bio-oil ‎yield (30.83%) was achieved at the temperature of 461 °C, nitrogen flow rate of 0.5 L/min, and heating rate of 20 °C/min. Both bio-oil samples contained ‎saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. However, the average hydrocarbon chain length was ‎relatively shorter in U. fasciata bio-oil (C4-C16) than in bio-oil from A. filiculoides (C6-C24). Although both bio-oils had almost ‎identical heating values, the U. fasciata bio-oil showed more appropriate properties, i.e. lower viscosity and ‎density. Furthermore, the energy recovery from U. fasciata pyrolysis was calculated as 56.6% which was ‎almost 1.5 times higher than the energy recovery from A. filiculoides pyrolysis.
CONCLUSION: The results indicated that U. fasciata bio-oil, with its superior characteristics, could be proposed as a promising candidate for application in diesel-based automotive industries. ‎

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Highlights

The pyrolysis conditions were optimized for Azolla filiculoides and Ulva fasciata;
The maximum bio-oil yields from Azolla and Ulva were 30.8% and 34.3%, respectively;
Comparing to the bio-oil from Azolla, the bio-oil from Ulva has superior properties as diesel fuel;
The bio-oil from Azolla has a higher heating value, while the bio-oil from Ulva provides a higher energy recovery.

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Environmental biology and biotechnology

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