Sustainable treatment of naturally occurring heavy metals in sicilian water via hydrothermal carbonization, secondary biofuel extraction, and activation of Opuntia ficus …

M Volpe, JL Adair, L Gao, L Fiori, JL Goldfarb - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Ensuring access to clean energy and water to all global citizens is a crucial component of a
sustainable, equitable and just society. This work presents an integrated biorefinery concept …

Role of volatile secondary char on the combustion behavior of cellulose-based hydrochars

P Motiei, M Pecchi, JL Adair, JL Goldfarb… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) can transform a wide range of biomass into renewable
biofuels. Hydrochar, the solid fuel resulting from HTC, has a similar energy density to low …

Recovery of value-added compounds through fast pyrolysis of apple pomace hydrochar

M Karod, KA Orton, Y Elkasabi, CA Mullen… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The environmental challenges associated with food production can be addressed via the
thermochemical upcycling of agro-industrial biomass. Two such methods, hydrothermal …