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 …

Thermochemical methods for the treatment of municipal sludge

G Jiang, D Xu, B Hao, L Liu, S Wang, Z Wu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid economic growth is making the disposal of municipal sludge non-negligible during
the acceleration of urbanization. Thermochemical treatment has been proved to be of …

Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of an integrated hydrothermal carbonization system for sewage sludge

E Medina-Martos, IR Istrate, JA Villamil… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The need of more effective solutions for sewage sludge management is twofold: i) to
alleviate the overall operating costs for wastewater treatment and ii) to ensure proper …

Integration of hydrothermal carbonization and anaerobic digestion for energy recovery of biomass waste: an overview

RP Ipiales, MA de La Rubia, E Diaz… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrothermal carbonization is emerging as a promising eco-friendly technology for the
management of wet biomass wastes through energy recovery. It avoids drying of the …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of hydrothermal carbonization and aqueous phase reforming for energy recovery from sewage sludge

AS Oliveira, A Sarrión, JA Baeza, E Diaz… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the energy recovery from sewage sludge by combining hydrothermal
carbonization and aqueous phase reforming of the generated process water. The …

Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge coupled with anaerobic digestion: Integrated approach for sludge management and energy recycling

RZ Gaur, O Khoury, M Zohar, E Poverenov… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge management is a major operational task that challenges sustainability in
municipal wastewater treatment plants. On the other hand, the high level of organic carbon …

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 …

Progress in biohythane production from microalgae-wastewater sludge co-digestion: An integrated biorefinery approach

SB Kabir, M Khalekuzzaman, N Hossain, M Jamal… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent advances in microalgae to biohythane (bio-H 2 and bio-CH 4) conversion have
achieved growing attention due to their eco-friendly and energy-efficient nature. Although …

Energy and phosphorous recovery through hydrothermal carbonization of digested sewage sludge

JD Marin-Batista, AF Mohedano, JJ Rodríguez… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
This work evaluates the potential of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) to valorize the
digestate derived from the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge into useful materials for P …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of a novel strategy based on hydrothermal carbonization for nutrient and energy recovery from food waste

A Sarrion, E Medina-Martos, D Iribarren, E Diaz… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel strategy for food waste valorization was evaluated from an
environmental life-cycle perspective. A system based on acid-assisted hydrothermal …