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Catalytic co-pyrolysis of seaweeds and cellulose using mixed ZSM-5 and MCM-41 for enhanced crude bio-oil production

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Catalytic co-pyrolysis of seaweed Enteromorpha clathrata (EN) and cellulose (CEL) with catalysts ZSM-5 and MCM-41 was investigated by TG, Py–GC/MS and fixed-bed experiments. The effects of temperature, catalysts, seaweed and cellulose ratio were examined on product yields distribution and bio-oil compositions by catalytic co-pyrolysis. The maximum bio-oil yield was recorded at the ratio of 1:1 (EN and CEL) with ZSM-5/MCM-41 at 500 °C on co-pyrolytic process. The interaction of radicals and faster heat transfer rate of EN/CEL induces the synergistic effects with catalysts. The advantage of mesoporous molecular sieve along with acidic microporous zeolite of ZSM-5/MCM-41 improved the cracking, dehydration, decarbonylation, decarboxylation, dealkylation, aromatization, oligomerization and deamination reactions. The overall study revealed that the amount of N-containing compounds were decreased and significantly elevated bio-oil production with increased furans and aromatics.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51676091), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2019T120408, 2019TQ0125) and the “333 Project” in Jiangsu Province (No. BRA2019277).

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    Yamin Hu, Haiwen Wang, Manogaran Lakshmikandan, Shuang Wang, Qian Wang, Zhixia He & Abd El-Fatah Abomohra

  2. Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu, 212013, China

    Zhixia He

  3. Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt

    Abd El-Fatah Abomohra

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Hu, Y., Wang, H., Lakshmikandan, M. et al. Catalytic co-pyrolysis of seaweeds and cellulose using mixed ZSM-5 and MCM-41 for enhanced crude bio-oil production. J Therm Anal Calorim 143, 827–842 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-09291-w

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