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Co-pyrolysis of algae with other carbon-based materials: a review on synergistic products and molecular reaction pathway

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As a kind of pyrolysis feedstock, algae has shown great potential in generating valuable products such as pyrolytic oil, gas and semi-coke. Thermal transformation of algae and other carbon-based materials via co-pyrolysis could generate fuels or value-added products. This paper aims to summarize the present researches about the co-pyrolysis characteristics of algae biomass with different low quality carbon-based materials. Our discussion mainly focuses on the research status of experimental analysis and theoretical calculations. State-of-the-art technologies and methods for the co-pyrolysis such as dry distillation system of fixed bed reactor, fluidized bed reactor, and micro-scale experimental analysis of TGA, FTIR, MS and Py-GCMS are reviewed in detail. The reaction mechanism which should be obtained through theoretical calculation is critically reviewed in this paper. Based on the quantum chemistry calculation results of the previous researches, the key developments about the co-pyrolysis chemistry of algae were summarized by focusing on molecular structure of the reactant and corresponding reaction pathways. It cannot be denied that there are also great gaps between quantum chemistry modeling and the actual co-pyrolysis process, indicating a pressing need for more complex quantitative calculation models and algorithms. Overall, the recent progress of crude bio-oil production, the excellent characteristic and future prospect of co-pyrolysis were discussed and concluded in this paper, which sheds light on further investigation of algae comprehensive utilization.

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Chen, B., Yang, Y. Co-pyrolysis of algae with other carbon-based materials: a review on synergistic products and molecular reaction pathway. J Therm Anal Calorim 148, 2233–2249 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-022-11895-3

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