Title:
Investigation of Seaweed Thermostability and Basic Parameters
Author(s):
Eimontas, J., Striūgas, N.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
Still growing fuel and energy consumption, global challenges closely related to fossil fuel use and reducing of crude petroleum resources are in demand for the fuel industry to explore new alternatives. Seaweed is one of the most promising raw materials in this category, the quantity and diversity of which cannot compare to any other biomass waste due to its growth rate and non-competitive site-specificity. This work focuses on thermal characterization and products yields evaluation of three different feedstocks: seaweeds, sewage sludge and digested seaweeds (digestate). Experimental investigations are performed at the micro and laboratory-scale thermal analyzers. Microscale analysis used to characterize biomass and set the main thermal degradation points. Laboratory scale bench is used to obtain pyrolysis products, such as gas, tars and biochar. Gases and tars are analyzed using gas chromatography and the main compounds in it.
Keywords:
biomass, macroalgae, pyrolysis, pyrolysis oil, bioproducts
Topic:
Biomass Technologies and Conversion to Intermediate Bioenergy Carriers and Products of the Bioeconomy
Subtopic:
Pyrolysis
Event:
28th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
3BV.3.36
Pages:
606 - 610
ISBN:
978-88-89407-20-2
Paper DOI:
10.5071/28thEUBCE2020-3BV.3.36
Price:
FREE
