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Catalytic Supercritical Water Gasification: Continuous Methanization of Chlorella vulgaris

Peng, Gaël
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Vogel, Frédéric
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Refardt, Dominik
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2017
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Continuous catalytic supercritical water gasification (CSCWG; 400 degrees C, 28 MPa) of microalgal biomass (Chlorella vulgaris) was carried out at the microalgae production site of ZHAW in Wadenswil (Switzerland) nonstop over a period of 100 h. Microalgae slurries (3-15 wt %) were successfully gasified to a methane-rich gas for 55 h. The low total organic carbon of the reactor effluent (<400 mg L-1) recorded during that period demonstrated the high catalytic activity of the Ru/C catalyst for converting microalgae to the gaseous products. The addition of a sulfur removal step with a commercial zinc oxide adsorbent was essential for protecting the catalyst against sulfur poisoning. A brine effluent rich in nutrients (N, K, S, P, Na) was withdrawn continuously from a salt separator. In summary, the use of a zinc oxide adsorbent upstream of the catalyst bed, together with a higher ruthenium loading of the catalyst, improved the long-term performance of the CSCWG process significantly.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00042
Web of Science ID

WOS:000402690800018

Author(s)
Peng, Gaël
Vogel, Frédéric
Refardt, Dominik
Ludwig, Christian  
Date Issued

2017

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Published in
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume

56

Issue

21

Start page

6256

End page

6265

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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GR-LUD  
Available on Infoscience
May 4, 2017
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/137063
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