{"id":1005,"date":"2025-12-10T15:56:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/hydrochar\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:34:47","slug":"university-of-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.unica.it\/hydrochar\/2025\/12\/10\/university-of-south-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"University of South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf93 <strong>#University;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> HTC, MSW, Process water, Hydrochar, Soil Applications, Toxicity, Energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/sc.edu\/study\/colleges_schools\/engineering_and_computing\/faculty-staff\/berge.php\">https:\/\/sc.edu\/study\/colleges_schools\/engineering_and_computing\/faculty-staff\/berge.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce7 Nicole Berge &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:berge@engr.sc.edu\">berge@engr.sc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd2c <strong>Group Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HTC research in the Berge lab centers on using the process as an innovative technology for transforming waste streams into valuable products. Work is focused on investigating how HTC systems perform across their full lifecycle, with an emphasis on understanding system-level environmental impacts and identifying opportunities to improve sustainability. 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