TY  - JOUR
AV  - none
SP  - 133
TI  - A study on torrefaction of Laminaria japonica
N1  - cited By 46
PB  - Elsevier
SN  - 03783820
EP  - 138
ID  - scholars5934
KW  - Ashes; Energy resources; Fuels
KW  -  Elementary analysis; Energy yields; Laminaria japonica; Mass yield; Torrefaction
KW  -  Nitrogen
N2  - Torrefaction of a macroalga Laminaria japonica, a representative macroalga, was carried out in a fixed-bed tubular reactor under nitrogen atmosphere at 423 to 573 K. Three useful findings were obtained for torrefaction of L. japonica from this study. Firstly, the major reaction of the microalga may be decomposition of alginate, while the major reaction for torreterrestrial biomass is known to be decomposition of hemicellulose. Even so, H/C vs. O/C (so-called the van Krevelen plot) showed a similar trend between the macroalga and terrestrial biomass. Secondly, an extremely low temperature is effective to obtain a satisfactory energy yield of torrefied macroalga. Thirdly, the ash, nitrogen and sulfur can be considerably eliminated from the macroalga by torrefaction. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Y1  - 2015///
VL  - 138
JF  - Fuel Processing Technology
A1  - Uemura, Y.
A1  - Matsumoto, R.
A1  - Saadon, S.
A1  - Matsumura, Y.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84930658045&doi=10.1016%2fj.fuproc.2015.05.016&partnerID=40&md5=7011d92adb561684cd9d4a0f927d50f7
ER  -