Production of solid hydrochar from waste seaweed by hydrothermal carbonization : effect of process variables Ghent University
This study provides a comparison of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) char, starting from two different species of waste seaweed, namely the green algae Ulva pertusa and the brown algae Sargassum horneri. The effect of reaction temperature (180 similar to 250 celcius), biomass residence time (1 similar to 6 h), and water mass ratio (1 similar to 10) on HTC yield (38 similar to 57%) was investigated. Surface area (5 similar to 52 m(2) g(-1)), ...