Feasibility of Laminaria japonica as a feedstock for fast pyrolysis in a bubbling fluidized-bed reactor

Jae Wook Choi, Jong Ho Choi, Dong Jin Suh, Hwayong Kim

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Abstract

Laminaria japonica, brown algae, was used as a feedstock for fast pyrolysis in a bubbling fluidized-bed (BFB) reactor by manipulating the pyrolysis temperature, feeding rate, and ratio of the fluidizing velocity to the minimum fluidizing velocity (U/Umf), which exhibited optimum operating conditions of a feeding rate of 600 g/h, a U/Umf of 18.3 and a pyrolysis temperature of 425 °C. The maximum yield of L. japonica-derived bio-oil (approximately 35 wt%) was lower than that of lignocellulose. When fractionated, the L. japonica-derived bio-oil was found to be composed of several major compounds, including cyclic aliphatic compounds, which were very different from aromatic molecules, the major compounds of lignocellulose-derived bio-oil.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)141-149
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
Volume112
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Mar 1

Keywords

  • Bio-oil
  • Brown algae
  • Fast pyrolysis
  • Laminaria japonica

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Fuel Technology

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