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Nov 22, 2019;12 (22): 4976-4985.

High-Performance Plasma-Enabled Biorefining of Microalgae to Value-Added Products.

Renwu Zhou, Rusen Zhou, Xianhui Zhang, Zhi Fang, Xiaoxiang Wang, Robert Speight, Hongxia Wang, William Doherty, Patrick J Cullen, Kostya Ken Ostrikov, Kateryna Bazaka
Author Information
  1. Renwu Zhou: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia. ORCID
  2. Rusen Zhou: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
  3. Xianhui Zhang: Department of Electronic Science, College of Physical Science and Technology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Electromagnetics and Acoustics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P.R. China.
  4. Zhi Fang: College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P.R. China.
  5. Xiaoxiang Wang: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
  6. Robert Speight: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
  7. Hongxia Wang: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
  8. William Doherty: Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
  9. Patrick J Cullen: School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW, Sydney, 2006, Australia.
  10. Kostya Ken Ostrikov: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
  11. Kateryna Bazaka: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia. ORCID
PMID: 31441585 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201901772

Abstract

Conversion of renewable biomass by time- and energy-efficient techniques remains an important challenge. Herein, plasma catalytic liquefaction (PCL) is employed to achieve rapid liquefaction of microalgae under mild conditions. The choice of the catalyst affects both the liquefaction efficiency and the yield of products. The acid catalyst is more effective and gave a liquid yield of 73.95 wt % in 3 min, as opposed to 69.80 wt % obtained with the basic catalyst in 7 min. Analyses of the thus-formed products and the processing environment reveal that the enhanced PCL performance is linked to the rapid increase in temperature under the effect of plasma-induced electric fields and the generation of large quantities of reactive species. Moreover, the obtained solid residue can be simply upgraded to a carbon product suitable for supercapacitor applications. Therefore, the proposed strategy may provide a new avenue for fast and comprehensive utilization of biomass under benign conditions.

Keywords

biomass biorefining liquefaction microalgae plasma chemistry

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