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BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-02556-4
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Freshwater macroalgae; Pyrolysis kinetics; Isoconversional methods; Cladophora glomerata; Bioenergy potential; Thermodynamic parameters
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- Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
- Brazil's National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [152245/20200]
- Brazil's Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) [001]
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The study on slow pyrolysis of Cladophora glomerata revealed three different stages, indicating the complexity of its biomass. Kinetic and thermodynamic evaluations showed that the pyrolysis of C. glomerata is an endothermic, non-spontaneous process but proceeds towards producing bioenergy.
Cladophora biomass, through pyrolysis, has great potential for utilization in bioenergy applications and biochar formation. Here, we performed a detailed kinetic and thermodynamic evaluation of the slow pyrolysis of Cladophora glomerata. The pyrolysis was performed in a thermogravimetric analyzer using non-oxidative inert conditions of nitrogen gas at a temperature range of 25-800 degrees C under three low heating rates (5, 10, and 20 degrees C min(-1)). In the pyrolysis of C. glomerata, three different stages were observed, showing the complex nature of its biomass. The kinetics were obtained through isoconversional methods, where the average activation energies were in the range of 159.5-169.5 kJ mol(-1), 221-239 kJ mol(-1), and 157-168 kJ mol(-1) for stages 1, 2, and 3, respectively, each with a coefficient of determination (R-2) above 0.9. The average values of change in enthalpy (Delta H) were 155.36 kJ mol(-1), 217.83 kJ mol(-1), and 150.08 kJ mol(-1) for stages 1, 2, and 3, respectively, while the average values of change in Gibb's free energy (Delta G) were 169.81 kJ mol(-1), 179.90 kJ mol(-1), and 273.42 kJ mol(-1) for stages 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Thermodynamic analysis of the slow pyrolysis of C. glomerata shows that it is an endothermic, non-spontaneous process that proceeds in the direction of producing bioenergy.
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