Abstract
Conversion of microalgae to fossil fuels is facilitated by thermochemical processes such as pyrolysis and gasification. The thermal conversion efficiency is of great importance and is directly related to thermal reaction kinetics. Great efforts have been made to improve thermal conversion efficiency. In fact, there are many factors in the thermochemical conversion stage, and the kinetic parameters are the core for enhancing thermal conversion efficiency and the improvement of reactor design to better utilize microalgae for productivity. There have been several kinetic models for microalgae thermal conversion. This chapter reviews the conventional methods, distributed activation energy models, and model-fitting methods commonly used to study the pyrolysis and gasification kinetics of microalgae in recent years, including their theoretical basis and formula. The advantages and limitations of various methods are analyzed, and reasonable suggestions for their use are discussed.
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