Hydrothermal carbonization

Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) (also referred to as 'aqueous carbonization at elevated temperature and pressure') is a chemical process for the conversion of organic compounds to structured carbons. It can be used to make a wide variety of nanostructured carbons, simple production of brown coal substitute, synthesis gas, liquid petroleum precursors and humus from biomass with release of energy. The process, which technically imitates the brown coal formation (German 'Inkohlung' literally 'to coal process') taking place in nature within 50,000 to 50 million years within a few hours, was investigated by Friedrich Bergius and first described in 1913. Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) (also referred to as 'aqueous carbonization at elevated temperature and pressure') is a chemical process for the conversion of organic compounds to structured carbons. It can be used to make a wide variety of nanostructured carbons, simple production of brown coal substitute, synthesis gas, liquid petroleum precursors and humus from biomass with release of energy. The process, which technically imitates the brown coal formation (German 'Inkohlung' literally 'to coal process') taking place in nature within 50,000 to 50 million years within a few hours, was investigated by Friedrich Bergius and first described in 1913.