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2023

Evaluation of the char formation during the hydrothermal treatment of wooden balls

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With wooden balls, a visualization of the hydrothermal carbonization to show the progress of the conversion to char is presented. In the present study, the balls represent the particles of biomass to investigate the differences in conversion outside and inside of biomass particles, during hydrothermal carbonization. A special focus is on hydrochar and pyrochar formation. The wooden balls are treated in subcritical water at 220 °C for holding times between 0 and 960 min. Even after 960 min, hydrolysis of the original biomass is incomplete as cellulose and hemicellulose are linked by lignin, inhibiting the reaction with water. Moreover, two different pathways of char production can be observed. Inside of the wooden ball pyrochar is formed as any water got that deep in, on the surface hydrochar is fixed, originated from the surrounding liquid. On the ground of the HTC reactor, a thin, brittle precipitate of likely hydrochar or humins can be found either from the precipitation of loosely attached compounds on the surface of the biomass or direct precipitation from the liquid.

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Global challenges, 7 (2023), 12, 2300169. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202300169. ISSN: 2056-6646
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@article{Pfersich2023, doi = {10.1002/gch2.202300169}, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16169}, author = {Pfersich, Jens and Arauzo, Pablo J. and Modugno, Pierpaolo et al.}, title = {Evaluation of the Char Formation During the Hydrothermal Treatment of Wooden Balls}, journal = {Global challenges}, year = {2023}, volume = {7}, number = {12}, }