Cited by 38Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesAlgal biology and biofuel productionPlasma Applications and Diagnostics

High‐Performance Plasma‐Enabled Biorefining of Microalgae to Value‐Added Products

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Zhou, Renwu, Zhou, Rusen, Zhang, Xianhui, Fang, Zhi, Wang, Xiaoxiang, Speight, Robert, Wang, Hongxia, Doherty, William +3 more·2019·ChemSusChem

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Conversion of renewable biomass by time- and energy-efficient techniques remains an important challenge. Herein, plasma catalytic liquefaction (PCL) is employed to achieve rapid liquefaction of microalgae under mild conditions. The choice of the catalyst affects both the liquefaction efficiency and the yield of products. The acid catalyst is more effective and gave a liquid yield of 73.95 wt % in 3 min, as opposed to 69.80 wt % obtained with the basic catalyst in 7 min. Analyses of the thus-formed products and the processing environment reveal that the enhanced PCL performance is linked to the rapid increase in temperature under the effect of plasma-induced electric fields and the generation of large quantities of reactive species. Moreover, the obtained solid residue can be simply upgraded to a carbon product suitable for supercapacitor applications. Therefore, the proposed strategy may provide a new avenue for fast and comprehensive utilization of biomass under benign conditions.

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Authors
Zhou, R., Zhou, R., Zhang, X., Fang, Z., Wang, X., Speight, R., Wang, H., Doherty, W., Cullen, P. J., Ostrikov, K. (., & Bazaka, K.
Affiliations
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Xiamen University (CN)
  • Nanjing Tech University (CN)
  • Queensland University of Technology (AU)
Corresponding author
  • Fang, Zhi
  • Bazaka, Kateryna
Venue
ChemSusChem
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-10-23
Volume
12
Issue
22
Pages
4976-4985
ISSN
  • 1864-5631 (ISSN-L)
  • 1864-564X
OpenAlex
W2969895120
Cited by
38
References
69
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3
FWCI
2.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • ChemSusChem (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (51877184)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
Keywords
microalgae, biorefining, acid catalysts, basic catalysts, liquefaction efficiency, reactive species, biomass valorization, value-added products

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