Towards negative emissions: Hydrothermal carbonization of biomass for sustainable carbon materials

S Yu, J He, Z Zhang, Z Sun, M **e, Y Xu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The contemporary production of carbon materials heavily relies on fossil fuels, contributing
significantly to the greenhouse effect. Biomass is a carbon‐neutral resource whose organic …

[HTML][HTML] Methods for the conversion of biomass waste into value-added carbon nanomaterials: Recent progress and applications

SK Tiwari, M Bystrzejewski, A De Adhikari… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we deliberate the recent progress and innovative modifications which were carried
out during the last ten years as commonly employed methods for the conversion of biomass …

The influence of key reactions during hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge on aqueous phase properties: A review

ZX Xu, XQ Ma, J Zhou, PG Duan, WY Zhou… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) emerges as a promising technology to reduce the
volume of activated sewage sludge (SS) and generate solid products as fuels. During HTC …

[HTML][HTML] Process simulation of hydrothermal carbonization of digestate from energetic perspectives in Aspen Plus

N Ghavami, K Özdenkçi, S Chianese… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Digestate, a nutrient-rich substance, is a potential resource of income in biogas plants. It can
be utilized as a soil amendment and solid biofuel due to containing inorganic and organic …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal analysis technologies for biomass feedstocks: a state-of-the-art review

JS Teh, YH Teoh, HG How, F Sher - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
An effective analytical technique for biomass characterisation is inevitable for biomass
utilisation in energy production. To improve biomass processing, various thermal conversion …

[HTML][HTML] Process simulation of co-HTC of sewage sludge and food waste digestates and supercritical water gasification of aqueous effluent integrated with biogas …

N Ghavami, K Özdenkçi, C De Blasio - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective of this article is to investigate the integration of a digestate treatment with a
biogas plant processing sewage sludge and food waste via process simulations: co-HTC of …

Research needs and pathways to advance hydrothermal carbonization technology

CH Dang, G Cappai, JW Chung, C Jeong, B Kulli… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a proven cost-effective and energy-efficient method for
waste management and value-added product recovery. There are, however, several issues …

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 …

Exothermicity of hydrothermal carbonization: Determination of heat profile and enthalpy of reaction via high-pressure differential scanning calorimetry

G Ischia, M Cazzanelli, L Fiori, M Orlandi, A Miotello - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is known for being exothermic, an aspect that can lower
the external energy demand necessary to face thermal losses and therefore be conducive to …