Qi Qiu

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the state-of-the-art developments in the field of microalgae pyrolysis and catalytic catalysts for the selective conversion of micro-algae into fine chemicals is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the state-of-the-art in the hydroprocessing of microalgae-based biofuels, as well as the catalyst development and the effect of process parameters on hydrotreated algal fuels, are reviewed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of recent development in the commercial production of renewable diesel, pretreatment technologies, chemistry of deoxygenation and cracking of triglycerides, the effect of reaction parameters on the relative activities of different reaction pathways, catalyst development, and the technical details of commercial processes for refining bio-feedstocks.

TL;DR: In this article, the performance of catalytic pyrolysis of S. obliquus over the solid base catalyst of potassium fluoride on alumina (KF/Al2O3) was investigated via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), bench-scale experiments, and pyro-lysis coupled with gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (Py-GC/MS).