Thermal decomposition of algae bloom biomass

The algae bloom biomass in the water reservoir ‘Rybnik’ is an important problem, and not only in Poland 1,2]. The algae growth in the water affects its odour, colour, taste and quality 3]. Algae bloom biomass removed from water can be treated in the following ways:

disposal in sanitary landfills

storage on special dumping grounds

fermentation

dewatering and incineration

In this paper the physicochemical composition and thermal analysis of the biomass of algae bloom dried at 378 K or in the open air are described. Thermal analytical measurements were made in an air atmosphere.