Application of the distributed activation energy model to the kinetic study of pyrolysis of the fresh water algae Chlorococcum humicola

► Pyrolysis of a fresh water algae species, Chlorococcum humicola was performed at various heating rates. ► A new algorithm to predict the kinetics of devolatilization was developed. ► Kinetic parameters are evaluated for the microalga. ► Estimated kinetic parameters were used to predict the pyrolysis behavior of the alga at another heating rate and validated.