Open AccessHydrothermal conversion of microalgae into N-containing compounds
Author(s) -
Yanjie Zhu,
Yang Yang,
Xiaoguang Wang,
Fangming Jin,
Heng Zhong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/300/5/052007
Subject(s) - hydrothermal circulation , nitrogen , production (economics) , biochemical engineering , fossil fuel , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , waste management , chemical engineering , engineering , organic chemistry , economics , macroeconomics
With the respect to the depletion of fossil fuels, numerous approaches have been developed to mitigate the problem, among which production of chemicals from microalgae is a substantially new way to contribute to the economic viability. In the present study, one new and straightforward method for the conversion of microalgae into nitrogen-containing compounds such as 2-pyrrolidone under hydrothermal conditions was demonstrated. Furthermore, protein in microalgae was proved to be the source of N-containing compounds production.