Dispose of Chinese cabbage waste via hydrothermal carbonization: hydrochar characterization and its potential as a soil amendment.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
; 30(2): 4592-4602, 2023 Jan.
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Landfill of waste biomass not only poses a threat to environmental protection but also leads to a great waste of biomass resources. Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) has been considered a promising method to convert the wet biomass into hydrochar, a high-value-added product with multiple application potentials. The cabbage waste, typical wet waste biomass with a huge production per year, was hydrothermally carbonized under 190 °C and 260 °C, respectively. The results indicated that the majority of nutrients from feedstock were dissolved in spent liquor during HTC, with only a few amounts retained on hydrochar. Temperature showed a more significant impact on hydrochar properties than retention time, which enables hydrochar to be potentially used as a soil conditioner. Particularly, the hydrochar produced at 190 °C could improve plant nutrition in the short term, while that produced at 260 °C may benefit in C sequestration. Moreover, the hydrochar dominated by meso/macropores (> 90%) would be conducive to the storage of plant-available water. But both BTX and VOCs may release during hydrochar application; thus, further field experiments are needed to test the environmental risks of hydrochar when applied as a soil amendment.
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