Recent progress on emerging applications of hydrochar

MT Islam, AI Sultana, C Chambers, S Saha, N Saha… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a prominent thermochemical technology that can
convert high-moisture waste into a valuable product (called hydrochar) at a relatively mild …

Hydrochar-based soil amendments for agriculture: a review of recent progress

MA Islam, MSH Limon, M Romić, MA Islam - Arabian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Hydrochar is a carbon-rich material produced by the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of
biomass. As a new concept, hydrochar has generated much research interest due to its …

Recent developments in understanding biochar's physical–chemistry

P Conte, R Bertani, P Sgarbossa, P Bambina… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar is a porous material obtained by biomass thermal degradation in oxygen-starved
conditions. It is nowadays applied in many fields. For instance, it is used to synthesize new …

A critical review on advancement and challenges of biochar application in paddy fields: Environmental and life cycle cost analysis

A Mohammadi, B Khoshnevisan, G Venkatesh… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Paddy fields emit considerable amounts of methane (CH4), which is a potent greenhouse
gas (GHG) and, thereby, causes significant environmental impacts, even as they generate …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of wood ash on physicochemical and morphological characteristics of sludge-derived hydrochar pellets relevant to soil and energy applications

A Mohammadi, AI Anukam, K Granström… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrochar is produced through a process called hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and
constitutes a carbon-rich solid material with different remarkable applications. This study …

Overview of the benefits and challenges associated with pelletizing biochar

A Mohammadi - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar can be derived from a wide variety of organic materials including agricultural wastes
and residues, animal wastes, municipal solid wastes, pulp and paper mill wastes, and …

Size selectivity of anionic and cationic dyes using LDH modified adsorbent with low-cost rambutan peel to hydrochar

N Normah, N Juleanti, PMSBN Siregar… - Bulletin of Chemical …, 2021 - journal.bcrec.id
Modification of the layered double hydroxide of CuAl-LDHs by composite with hydrochar
(HC) to form CuAl-HC LDH. Material characterization by XRD, FT-IR and SEM analysis was …

Impact of biochar water extract addition on soil organic carbon mineralization and C fractions in different tillage systems

AL Virk, ZR Kan, BY Liu, JY Qi, C He, QY Liu… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
The role of biochar has been identified in soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization, but the
role of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) derived from biochar water extract (BE) is not well …

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 …

A comprehensive environmental life cycle assessment of the use of hydrochar pellets in combined heat and power plants

A Mohammadi, G Venkatesh, M Sandberg, S Eskandari… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) has been seen as a potentially beneficial process for
converting wet biomass into value-added products. It is, however, necessary to overcome …