Upgrading of crude algal bio-oil in supercritical water

Peigao Duan; Phillip E. Savage

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.08.013

Upgrading of crude algal bio-oil in supercritical water

Peigao Duan, Phillip E. Savage

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We determined the influence of a Pt/C catalyst, high-pressure H₂, and pH on the upgrading of a crude algal bio-oil in supercritical water (SCW). The SCW treatment led to a product oil with a higher heating value (∼42MJ/kg) and lower acid number than the crude bio-oil. The product oil was also lower in O and N and essentially free of sulfur. Including the Pt/C catalyst in the reactor led to a freely flowing liquid product oil with a high abundance of hydrocarbons. Overall, many of the properties of the upgraded oil obtained from catalytic treatment in SCW are similar to those of hydrocarbon fuels derived from fossil fuel resources. Thus, this work shows that the crude bio-oil from hydrothermal liquefaction of a microalga can be effectively upgraded in supercritical water in the presence of a Pt/C catalyst.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1899-1906
Number of pages	8
Journal	Bioresource technology
Volume	102
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2010.08.013
State	Published - Jan 2011

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Bioengineering
Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Waste Management and Disposal

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Upgrading of crude algal bio-oil in supercritical water

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