Parent institute: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Groene Chemie en Technologie (UGent), more
MRG keyword : Renewable energy
Address:
Gebouw B
Coupure Links 653
9000 Gent
Belgium
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Type: Education
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1 Director: Head of the department 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
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| Abstract: |
The Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass (TCCB) research group studies the development and optimisation of thermochemical conversion technologies to renewable fuels, chemicals and energy from biomass (including marine biomass like micro and macroalgae). Regarding the thermochemical conversion technologies, research is devoted to fast pyrolysis and catalytic fast pyrolysis for the production of liquid biofuels and chemical intermediates, to slow pyrolysis for the production of biochar and to torrefaction as a biomass pretreatment unit operation. Other technologies of interest include hydrothermal conversion technologies, torrefaction, gasification and post-conversion treatment of bio-oil, which includes upgrading and fractionation.
In the marine field, the group studies the following topics:
- pyrolysis (heating of an organic material in the absence of oxygen) of algae;
- production of solid hydrochar from waste seaweed by hydrothermal carbonisation.
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 Barreiro, D.L.; Gómez, B.R.; Ronsse, F.; Hornung, U.; Kruse, A.; Prins, W. (2016). Heterogeneous catalytic upgrading of biocrude oil produced by hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae: state of the art and own experiments. Fuel Processing Technology 148: 117-127. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.02.034, more- Barreiro, D.L.; Riede, S.; Hornung, U.; Kruse, A.; Prins, W. (2015). Hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae: effect on the product yields of the addition of an organic solvent to separate the aqueous phase and the biocrude oil. Algal Research 12: 206-212. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2015.08.025, more
- Barreiro, D.L.; Beck, M.; Hornung, U.; Ronsse, F.; Kruse, A.; Prins, W. (2015). Suitability of hydrothermal liquefaction as a conversion route to produce biofuels from macroalgae. Algal Research 11: 234-241. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2015.06.023, more
- Barreiro, D.L.; Zamalloa, C.; Boon, N.; Vyverman, W.; Ronsse, F.; Brilman, W.; Prins, W. (2013). Influence of strain-specific parameters on hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae. Bioresour. Technol. 146: 463-471. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.123, more
- López Barreiro, D.; Prins, W.; Ronsse, F.; Brilman, W. (2013). Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of microalgae for biofuel production: State of the art review and future prospects. Biomass Bioenerg. 53: 113-127. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.12.029, more
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