IMIS

A new integrated search interface will become available in the next phase of marineinfo.org.
For the time being, please use IMIS to search available data

 

[ report an error in this record ]basket (0): add | show Print this page
Comparison study on the water-to-biomass ratio in hydrothermal carbonization of fresh seaweed
Soroush, S.; Ronsse, F.; Park, J.; Heynderickx, P.M. (2023). Comparison study on the water-to-biomass ratio in hydrothermal carbonization of fresh seaweed. Processes 11(4): 1123. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr11041123
In: Processes. MDPI AG: Basel. e-ISSN 2227-9717, more
Peer reviewed article  
Available in  Authors 
Keywords
    Seaweed
    Ulva pertusa Kjellman, 1897 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    waste seaweed; biomass; hydrochar; moisture content; water to biomass ratio
Authors  Top 
Abstract
    Upgrading wet biomass to char via hydrothermal carbonization is a promising method to produce valuable resources for adsorption of organic impurities. In this work, a fresh green seaweed, Ulva pertusa, was investigated to demonstrate the effects of pre-drying and pre-washing on the process and the hydrochar production. Surface moisture and bound moisture were found to affect this process. Hydrochar produced from fresh seaweed with additional water showed similar adsorption capacity to fresh seaweed without additional water and 38% higher than hydrochar from soaked dry seaweed. This was supported by FTIR spectra analysis, which showed that these hydrochars produced from fresh seaweed without additional water have the highest proportion of carboxyl functional groups.
All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy Top | Authors