Kinetic Analysis of Algae Gasification by Distributed Activation Energy Model
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
2.1. Experimental Test
2.2. Model Development
3. Results and Analysis
3.1. Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis
3.2. The Distribution of Activation Energy
3.3. DAEM Model Validation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Nomenclature
A | Pre-exponential factor |
E | Activation energy |
f(E) | Distribution of activation energy |
m | Mass of algal biomass |
m0 | Initial mass of algal biomass |
m∞ | Final mass of algal biomass |
R | Gas constant |
t | Time |
T | Temperature |
T0 | Initial temperature |
V | Quantity of gasified biomass |
V* | Total convertible biomass |
Greek letters | |
α | Biomass conversion |
β | Heating rate |
ϕ | The unconverted fraction of biomass |
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Ji, G.; Raheem, A.; Wang, X.; Fu, W.; Qu, B.; Gao, Y.; Li, A.; Zhao, M.; Dong, W.; Zhang, Z. Kinetic Analysis of Algae Gasification by Distributed Activation Energy Model. Processes 2020, 8, 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8080927
Ji G, Raheem A, Wang X, Fu W, Qu B, Gao Y, Li A, Zhao M, Dong W, Zhang Z. Kinetic Analysis of Algae Gasification by Distributed Activation Energy Model. Processes. 2020; 8(8):927. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8080927
Chicago/Turabian StyleJi, Guozhao, Abdul Raheem, Xin Wang, Weng Fu, Boyu Qu, Yuan Gao, Aimin Li, Ming Zhao, Weiguo Dong, and Zhien Zhang. 2020. "Kinetic Analysis of Algae Gasification by Distributed Activation Energy Model" Processes 8, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8080927