Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass: Effect of process conditions on hydrochar properties

Applied Energy

Volumn 155, Issue , 2015, Pages 576-584

  Mäkelä, Mikko ^a   Benavente, Verónica ^b   Fullana, Andrés ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Experimental design; Hydrothermal treatment; Response surface methodology; Sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLIDS; CARBON; CARBONIZATION; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SLUDGE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIOMASS;

ASH; BIOMASS; BIOSOLID; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CHARCOAL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIGNIN; MODEL; SLUDGE; SURFACE AREA;

EID: 84933565936     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.06.022     Document Type: Article

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