Influence of hydrothermal carbonization conditions on the porosity, functionality, and sorption properties of microalgae hydrochars.

ABSTRACT: Green microalgae is a possible feedstock for the production of biofuels, chemicals, food/feed, and medical products. Large-scale microalgae production requires large quantities of water and nutrients, directing the attention to wastewater as a cultivation medium. Wastewater-cultivated microalgae could via wet thermochemical conversion be valorised into products for e.g., water treatment. In this study, hydrothermal carbonization was used to process microalgae polycultures grown in municipal wastewater. The objective was to perform a systematic examination of how carbonization temperature, residence time, and initial pH affected solid yield, composition, and properties. Carbonization temperature, time and initial pH all had statistically significant effects on hydrochar properties, with tem

SUBMITTER: Kozyatnyk I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10219968 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature