Kinetics and Products Distribution Study on the Catalytic Effect of Zn/HZSM-5 over Pyrolysis of Chlorella through TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS

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  • 1. School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
    2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
    3. Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

Online published: 2023-11-27

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31901406), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2020HGTB0044), Major R&D projects of key technologies of Hefei (J2019G22).

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Science Press, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, CAS and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023

Abstract

In this study, both the pyrolysis and catalytic pyrolysis behaviour of chlorella were investigated using thermogravimetric analysis combined with Fourier Transform Infrared spectrum (TG-FTIR) and Py-GC/MS. The results of TG indicated the pyrolysis of chlorella was divided into three stages, and the Coats-Redfern kinetic model was used for the analysis and validation of the obtained thermal data. The regression coefficients indicated that the pyrolysis of chlorella was close to second-order reaction. The activation energy of pyrolysis of chlorella and catalytic pyrolysis of chlorella+HZSM-5, chlorella+Zn/HZSM-5 was 61.645, 59.080 and 56.808 kJ∙mol–1, respectively. Combined with the data of FTIR, we found that the addition of the HZSM-5 effectively reduced the activation energy required by pyrolysis; the addition of the Zn/HZSM-5 could not only reduce the activation energy, but also reduce the yield of oxygen-containing compounds, increase the emissions of CO2, and facilitate the production of high value-added hydrocarbon products. These results were also verified by Py-GC/MS that the addition of Zn/HZSM-5 could reduce the formation of ketones and aldehydes and increase the production of nitrogen-containing compounds. Thus, through the catalytic pyrolysis of chlorella, the utilization range of chlorella can be expanded, and better bio-oil can be obtained, which will play a crucial role in the selection of available energy in the future.

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WANG Lu, YE Tao, MA Xianming, LIN Yan, CHEN Juan, WANG Fangbin, MA Peiyong, LIU Jian . Kinetics and Products Distribution Study on the Catalytic Effect of Zn/HZSM-5 over Pyrolysis of Chlorella through TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS[J]. Journal of Thermal Science, 2023 , 32(4) : 1635 -1643 . DOI: 10.1007/s11630-023-1797-8

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