Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V. (ATB)
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Keywords: HTC, Hydrochar, Process Water, Laboratory, HTH, Adsorption, Agroindustrial Residues, Toxicity, Soil Applications, HTL
📧 Chau Dang – hdang@atb-potsdam.de
📧 Nader Marzban – nmarzban@atb-potsdam.de
🧪 Group Overview
The thermochemical conversion group activity is to explore and optimize the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), hydrothermal humification (HTH), and pyrolysis processes for the production of hydrochar, humic substances, and pyrochar. The focus will be on the application of these materials for soil amendment, including increasing water retention, cation and anion exchange capacity, and long-term carbon storage. Additionally, the group will investigate the adsorption of nutrients and pollutants from water, soil, and animal manure, as well as the purification of carbonous materials for advanced applications such as membrane and energy storage. The modeling and optimization help to scale up the processes and transition from batch to continuous processes.
| ⚙️ Our biochar laboratory is well equipped with a variety of reactors. 1) Batch and Continuous Hydrothermal Reactors: Available hydrothermal equipment includes high pressure batch reactors (150 mL, 1 L, 18.75 L) as well as a continuous reactor from Artec. 2) Pyrolysis Reactors: Available pyrolysis equipment includes batch pyrolysis muffle furnaces and continuous reactors, including a rotary kiln, a carbon twister, as well as a pyrolysis unit from BIOMACON. |
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