Degradation Rate of Brown Macroalgae Sargassum sp. Conversion to Bio-Oil via A Slow Pyrolysis

Obie Farobie, Apip Amrullah, Novi Syaftika, Asep Bayu, Edy Hartulistiyoso

Abstract


Sargassum sp. is a brown macroalgae posing a problem to the marine biota due to eutrophication in the coastline. Therefore, the utilization of Sargassum sp. for bioenergy, especially bio-oil is essential. However, the degradation rate of Sargassum sp. conversion to bio-oil during pyrolysis has yet to be examined. Hence, the purpose of this work is to examine the degradation rate of Sargassum sp. conversion to bio-oil during pyrolysis. Slow pyrolysis was performed using a batch reaction vessel under varied temperatures (400–600 °C) and reaction times (10–50 min). The activation energy as well as the pre-exponential factor were determined by assuming a first-order reaction and employing the Arrhenius equation. The activation energy of 15.27 kJ mol-1 and pre-exponential factor of 0.477s-1 were determined for the degradation of Sargassum sp. during pyrolysis.


Keywords


Renewable energy, algae, degradation rate, pyrolysis, reaction kinetics, Sargassum

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