Valorisation of food waste via hydrothermal carbonisation and techno-economic feasibility assessment

NU Saqib, HB Sharma, S Baroutian, B Dubey… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Food waste constitutes a remarkable portion of municipal solid waste. About one-third of the
global food waste produced is lost with the food supply chain. Food waste in many countries …

Phosphorus recovery from hydrothermal carbonization of organic waste: a review

N Khalaf, JJ Leahy, W Kwapinski - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background This review sheds light on the topic of phosphorus (P) recovery from
hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of organic waste. The paper focuses on the rising need …

Hydrothermal carbonization of olive tree pruning as a sustainable way for improving biomass energy potential: effect of reaction parameters on fuel properties

J González-Arias, ME Sánchez, EJ Martínez… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) allows the conversion of organic waste into a solid
product called hydrochar with improved fuel properties. Olive tree pruning biomass (OTP), a …

The stability of carbon from a maize-derived hydrochar as a function of fractionation and hydrothermal carbonization temperature in a Podzol

M De Jager, F Schröter, M Wark, L Giani - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Hydrochar (HC) produced by the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of typically wet biomass
is generally considered to be less effective for carbon (C) sequestration in soils compared to …

[PDF][PDF] Hydrothermal carbonization of biomass: Design of a batch reactor and preliminary experimental results

L Fiori, D Basso, D Castello, M Baratieri - Chem. Eng. Trans, 2014 - researchgate.net
The interest aroused by HTC stems from the fact that it represents an effective alternative to
the common treatments for wet biomass, ie composting and anaerobic digestion. In fact, if …

Biomass-based hydrothermal carbons for catalysis and environmental cleanup: A review

KI John, MO Omorogie - Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The growing demand for alternative green energy and environmental crises is a significant
concern for the world population. Thus, researchers have devoted effort to finding cheap …

Development of a mathematical model for hydrothermal carbonization of biomass: Comparison of experimental measurements with model predictions

M Heidari, S Salaudeen, P Arku, B Acharya, S Tasnim… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aims to develop a mathematical model for hydrothermal carbonization
(HTC) by incorporating heat transfer rate, reaction kinetics, and the porous structure of the …

In deep analysis on the behavior of grape marc constituents during hydrothermal carbonization

D Basso, E Weiss-Hortala, F Patuzzi, M Baratieri… - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Grape marc is a residue of the wine-making industry, nowadays not always effectively
valorized. It consists of grape seeds (mostly lignocellulosic) and grape skins (mostly …

The influence of hydrochar from biogas digestate on soil improvement and plant growth aspects

M de Jager, M Röhrdanz, L Giani - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Hydrochar (HC), produced by hydrothermal carbonization, offers technical advantages over
biochar (BC) produced by pyrolysis, and is suitable for soil amelioration, carbon …

Insight into formation of montmorillonite-hydrochar nanocomposite under hydrothermal conditions

LM Wu, DS Tong, CS Li, SF Ji, CX Lin, HM Yang… - Applied Clay …, 2016 - Elsevier
Montmorillonite-hydrochar nanocomposite is of great significance in biofuel production,
energy storage and conversion, catalysis, environmental protection, and biology and …