Valorization of carbon dioxide and waste (Derived from the site of Eutrophication) into syngas using a catalytic thermo-chemical platform.

Global warming increases a chance of eutrophication, and such fact offers that unhygienic organic waste materials (OWMs) in water must be treated. Hence, this study laid emphasis on the thermal-chemical (pyrolysis) process to establish a rapid valorization platform for OWMs. Indeed, OWMs were collected from the eutrophication site, and OWMs were mainly comprised of lignocellulosic biomass, microalgae (cyanobacteria) and the diverse types of bacteria (commonly observed from livestock waste). In an attempt to offer more sustainable valorization route for OWMs, CO was used as a raw material in pyrolysis process. From the CO-assisted pyrolysis, the conversion of CO and OWMs into gaseous fuel (CO) was observed. A cheap Ni-based catalyst was used in pyrolysis of OWMs as a strategic practice to promote conversion of CO into CO. Indeed, syngas production (38 %) was enhanced from catalytic pyrolysis over Ni/SiO under CO condition as compared to inert condition (N).