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.
Hernández-Soto, M. C., Hernández-Latorre, M., Oliver-Tomas, B., Ponce, E., Renz, M. Transformation of Organic Household Leftovers into a Peat Substitute. J. Vis. Exp. (149), e59569, doi:10.3791/59569 (2019).