@article{Kabir_Kirtania_2017, title={An Assessment of Gasification of Lipid-Extracted Algae by Thermodynamic Simulation}, volume={30}, url={https://banglajol.info/index.php/JCE/article/view/34799}, DOI={10.3329/jce.v30i1.34799}, abstractNote={<p>Thermodynamic simulation of gasification of <em>Nannochloropsis gaditana </em>(after lipid extraction and before lipid extraction) over a wide range of temperatures (800 – 1400 <sup>o</sup>C) was performed in this study. The reactor temperature variation with respect to the O<sub>2</sub> to fuel ratio and the syngas composition with temperature were evaluated for gasification performance. The results showed the H<sub>2</sub>/CO ratio for lipid-extracted algae (LEA) was very similar to the gasification behavior of raw algae (RA) before lipid extraction. Only a slight variation was observed for the lower heating value (9.2 MJ/Nm3 for RA and 8.9 MJ/Nm<sup>3</sup> for LEA at 1000 <sup>o</sup>C) of the syngas from the two feedstocks. The H<sub>2</sub>/CO ratio for both RA and LEA remained almost the same over the range of temperatures (800-1400 oC) under consideration. The cold gas efficiency was found between 82 % to 75 % for RA and 75 % to 69 % for LEA at 1000 <sup>o</sup>C and 1400 <sup>o</sup>C respectively. As the overall gasification performance did not degrade significantly after extraction of lipid from algae, the LEA holds remarkable potential as a gasification feedstock in a biorefinery set up.</p><p>Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2017: 59-63</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Chemical Engineering}, author={Kabir, Kazi Bayzid and Kirtania, Kawnish}, year={2017}, month={Dec.}, pages={59–63} }