Transformation of Organic Household Leftovers into a Peat SubstituteMaria Consuelo Hernández-Soto 1, Marisa Hernández-Latorre 2, Borja Oliver-Tomas 1,2, Estefanía Ponce 1, Michael Renz 1
1Instituto de TecnologÍa QuÍmica (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÍficas, 2Ingelia SL
A protocol for hydrothermal carbonization of vegetable food waste in an autoclave is presented, with subsequent dry thermal treatment at 275 °C in a continuous flow reactor desorbing volatile organic substances. The aim is to produce a carbon material suitable as soil amendment product or substrate component.
