title: Preparation and characteristics of bio-oil from the marine brown alga Sargassum patens C. Agardh.
abstract: The marine brown alga, Sargassum patens C. Agardh, floating on the Yellow Sea, was collected and converted to bio-oil through hydrothermal liquefaction with a modified reactor. A maximum yield of 32.1±0.2 wt.% bio-oil was obtained after 15 min at 340 °C, at a feedstock concentration of 15 g biomass/150 ml water, without using a catalyst. The bio-oil had a heating value of 27.1MJ/kg and contained water, lipid, alcohol, phenol, esters, ethers and aromatic compounds. The solid residue obtained had a high ash and oxygen content. The results suggest that S. patens C. Agardh has potential as biomass feedstock for fuel and chemical products.
authors: Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China. demaoli@gmail.com
authors: Demao
authors: D
authors: Li
authors: Limei
authors: L
authors: Chen
authors: Dong
authors: D
authors: Xu
authors: Xiaowen
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: Naihao
authors: N
authors: Ye
authors: Fangjian
authors: F
authors: Chen
authors: Shulin
authors: S
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000737:chemistry*; D056804:Biofuels / Q000032:analysis*; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D006361:Heating / Q000379:methods*; D009821:Oils / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D000459:Phaeophyceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D009821:Oils