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 …

Hydrochar derived from municipal sludge through hydrothermal processing: A critical review on its formation, characterization, and valorization

H Liu, IA Basar, A Nzihou, C Eskicioglu - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Additional options for the sustainable treatment of municipal sludge are required due to the
significant amounts of sludge, high levels of nutrients (eg, C, N, and P), and trace …

Valorization of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase: pathways towards commercial viability

J Watson, T Wang, B Si, WT Chen, A Aierzhati… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a thermochemical conversion technology that shows
promising commercial potential for the production of biocrude oil from wet biomass …

Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge: Effect of aqueous phase recycling

ZX Xu, H Song, PJ Li, ZX He, Q Wang, K Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the aqueous phase produced from the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of
sewage sludge (SS) with pure water was reused for the HTC of fresh SS, aiming to maximize …

Characterization and utilization of aqueous products from hydrothermal conversion of biomass for bio-oil and hydro-char production: a review

M Usman, H Chen, K Chen, S Ren, JH Clark, J Fan… - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrothermal conversion (HTC), including hydrothermal liquefaction and hydrothermal
carbonization, is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly thermochemical technology for …

Decrease the effective temperature of hydrothermal treatment for sewage sludge deep dewatering: mechanistic of tannic acid aided

R Chen, X Dai, B Dong - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The formation of refractory compounds and high nitrogen concentrations in filtrates is the
bottleneck of hydrothermal treatment (HT) for sludge deep dewatering. To simultaneously …

Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge: A critical analysis of process severity, hydrochar properties and environmental implications

AL Tasca, M Puccini, R Gori, I Corsi, AMR Galletti… - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of sewage sludge reduces the waste volume and can be
source of energy and valuable products. Furthermore, HTC offers several advantages over …

Overview of key operation factors and strategies for improving fermentative volatile fatty acid production and product regulation from sewage sludge

W Fang, X Zhang, P Zhang, J Wan, H Guo… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, volatile fatty acid (VFA) production through anaerobic fermentation of
sewage sludge, instead of methane production, has been regarded as a high-value and …

Energy valorization of cow manure by hydrothermal carbonization and anaerobic digestion

JD Marin-Batista, JA Villamil, SV Qaramaleki… - Renewable energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The work evaluates the energy recovery from hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of cow
manure through the thermal analysis of hydrochar and the anaerobic digestion (AD) of the …

Effects on the Physicochemical Properties of Hydrochar Originating from Deep Eutectic Solvent (Urea and ZnCl2)-Assisted Hydrothermal Carbonization of Sewage …

Z Xu, X Ma, J Liao, SM Osman, S Wu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs)(ZnCl2 and urea) have been used to solubilize organic matter
from sewage sludge (SS), followed by subsequent hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) to …