Characterization of Pyrolysis Products Obtained from Desmodesmus sp. Cultivated in Anaerobic Digested Effluents (DADE)
Scientists from China performed an experiment to characterize pyrolysis products obtained from Desmodesmus sp. cultivated in anaerobic digested effluents (DADE). The results were also compared to those obtained by cultivating Desmodesmus sp. in Blue green medium BG11 (DBG11).
The results showed that both species exhibited similar hydrogen, nitrogen and sulphur content. The carbon content of Desmodesmus sp. cultivated in DADE was lesser than that grown in DBG11. Further, considering the maximum yield and minimum release of pollutants, lower temperature was found to optimum for producing biofuel from DADE.
Thus, algae cultivation in anaerobic digested effluents could be an effective way to produce biofuel and thereby reduce contaminations to the environment.
