Research Article

Ni-Ru/CeO2 Catalytic Hydrothermal Upgrading of Water-Insoluble Biocrude from Algae Hydrothermal Liquefaction

Table 2

Gaseous products compositions after B1 upgrading at 450°C, 60 min with different additives.

AdditiveH2
(%)
CO
(%)
CH4
(%)
CO2
(%)
C2H2
(%)
C2H4
(%)
C2H6
(%)
Pressure after reaction (bar)

None29.6 ± 1.25.0 ± 0.818.7 ± 2.216.1 ± 1.112.2 ± 1.84.3 ± 0.412.5 ± 1.12.2 ± 0.2
H2 70.7 ± 6.92.8 ± 0.49.2 ± 2.46.6 ± 1.22.91 ± 0.36.5 ± 1.09.7 ± 0.4
Ni-Ru/CeO241.1 ± 2.73.2 ± 0.516.6 ± 1.921.8 ± 1.45.7 ± 1.02.7 ± 0.28.4 ± 1.53.5 ± 0.3
Ni-Ru/CeO2+H270.4 ± 7.71.1 ± 0.69.0 ± 1.79.7 ± 1.31.8 ± 0.36.5 ± 0.98.8 ± 0.3
Ni/CeO2+H269.8 ± 7.22.1 ± 0.48.75 ± 1.28.9 ± 1.11.9 ± 0.36.2 ± 0.88.2 ± 0.4