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. 2014 Feb 28;7:30. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-7-30

Table 5.

Gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis of bio-oil products of duckweed, azolla and microalgae pyrolysis

Retention time, minutes Duckweed Azolla (green) Azolla (red) Microalgae
4.3
 
 
Toluene
Toluene
4.9
 
 
3-Methyl furan and/or 3-Cyclopenten-1,2 diol
 
5.2
 
 
Tetrahydro-4H-pyran-4-ol
 
5.5
 
 
4-Cyclohexene-1,2-diol
 
5.58
 
 
 
2-Methyl-1H-Pyrrole
5.72
 
2,4,5-Trimethyl 1H-imidazole
 
 
5.8
 
 
1,2-Diemthyl-2-pyrroline
 
6.18
 
 
 
Piperidine
6.33
 
Phenol
Phenol
Phenol
6.72
2,3-Dimethyl-1H-Pyrrole
 
 
2,3-Dimethyl-1H-Pyrrole
6.83
 
 
 
4-Ethyl-2-methyl-1H- pyrrole
7.38
2-Methyl phenol
2-Methyl phenol
2-Methyl phenol
 
7.9
3-Methyl phenol
3-Methyl phenol
3-Methyl phenol
 
8.3
 
 
 
3-Ethyl-2,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole
8.38
 
 
 
3-Ethyl-2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole
8.77
4-Methyl phenol
 
 
 
9.28
 
 
Dodecane
 
9.33
 
 
 
2-Isopropylpyrazine
9.43
 
 
 
3-Ethyl-2,4,5-Trimethyl-1H-Pyrrole
9.67
4-Ethyl phenol
 
 
 
10.13
2-Ethyl phenol
 
 
 
10.67
 
Tridecane
Tridecane
 
10.83
 
 
 
Indole
11.77
Indolizine
Indolizine
Indolizine
 
11.98
 
Tetradecane
Tetradecane
Tetradecane
12.83
3-Methyl Indolizine
 
 
3-Methyl Indolizine
13.23
 
Pentadecane
Pentadecane
Pentadecane
13.37
4-Methyl 1H-indole
 
 
 
14.43
 
Hexadecane
Hexadecane
Hexadecane
15.28
 
 
 
6,9-Heptadecadiene
15.37
 
 
 
1,15-Pentadecanediol
15.38
 
 
 
8-Heptadecane
15.57
 
Heptadecane
Heptadecane
Heptadecane
15.93
3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecene
3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecene
3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecene
3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecene
16.65
 
Octadecane
Octadecane
 
17.1 to 17.55
Isomers of 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol (phytol)
Various isomers of 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol (phytol)
Various isomers of 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol (phytol)
Various isomers of 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol (phytol)
17.8
 
 
 
Nonadecane
18.25
 
Palmitoleic acid
Palmitoleic acid
 
18.65
 
Eicosane (C20)
 
 
19.58
 
Heneicosane (C21)
 
 
19.75       Linolenic acid