Advanced Carbon Materials from Biowaste: Sustainable Pathways to Drive Innovative Green Technologies

Project Information

GreenCarbon

Grant agreement ID: 721991

DOI

10.3030/721991

Project closed

EC signature date 16 August 2016

Start date 1 October 2016

End date 31 March 2021

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost

€ 3 623 224,47

EU contribution

€ 3 623 224,47

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA
Spain

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Deliverables

Other (19)

Recruitment of the ESRs (stage II)

Recruitment of the second (and last) cohort of ESRs.

Open Lab Session 2

Delivery of the second open lab session.

Recruitment of the ESRs (stage I)

The first cohort of ESRs will be recruited.

Newsletter 1

Publication of the first annual newsletter.

Newsletter 3

Publication of the third annual newsletter.

Workshop 3

Delivery of the workshop in transferable skills at UHOH.

Research School 1

Delivery of the Research School 1 (Thermochemical Biomass Conversion) in UGent.

Research School 2

Delivery of the Reseacrh School 2 (Refining of biomass-derived carbons) at SU.

GreenCarbon Book

Publication of the GreenCarbon book, which will be written by the ESRs.

Workshop 1

Delivery of the workshop in personal skills at SU.

Newsletter 2

Publication of the second annual newsletter.

Open Lab Session 1

Delivery of the first open lab session.

Supervisory Board and Project Manager

Constitution of the Supervisory Board (the ESR representatives will join the SB in month 9). A Project Manager will be recruited for the duration of the project and will be based at UNIZAR.

Newsletter 4

Publication of the final annual newsletter (year 4).

Graduation

Graduation of the ESRs with PhDs.

Workshop 2

Delivery of the workshop in outreach skills at QMUL.

Research School 3

Delivery of Research School 3 (Applications of BC-derived materials) at QMUL.

GreenCarbon Conference

In parallel to the Final Meeting, the consortium will organise the GreenCarbon Conference (duration of both events: 4 days) to broaden the dissemination of results from the network and highlight its achievements.

Open Lab Session 3

Delivery of the third open lab session.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Website

Launch of the project website and Linkedin group.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (47)

Biochar stability scores from analytical pyrolysis (Py-GC-MS)

Author(s): Ghysels, S., Rathnayake, D., Maziarka, P., Mašek, O., Sohi, S., & Ronsse, F
Published in: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Issue 161, 2022, ISSN 0165-2370
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105412

Wheat-Straw-Derived Activated Biochar as a Renewable Support of Ni-CeO2 Catalysts for CO2 Methanation

Author(s): Christian Di Stasi, Simona Renda, Gianluca Greco, Belén González, Vincenzo Palma, Joan J. Manyà
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 13/16, 2021, Page(s) 8939, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su13168939

Optimization of the operating conditions for steam reforming of slow pyrolysis oil over an activated biochar-supported Ni–Co catalyst

Author(s): Christian Di Stasi, Marta Cortese, Gianluca Greco, Simona Renda, Belén González, Vincenzo Palma, Joan J. Manyà
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 46/53, 2021, Page(s) 26915-26929, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.05.193

Prehydrolysis and organosolv delignification process for the recovery of hemicellulose and lignin from beech wood

Author(s): Qusay Ibrahim, Andrea Kruse
Published in: Bioresource Technology Reports, Issue 11, 2020, Page(s) 100506, ISSN 2589-014X
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100506

CO2 adsorption on Miscanthus × giganteus (MG) chars prepared in different atmospheres

Author(s): Tian, H., Zhou, T., Wang, J., Rego, F., Yang, Y., Xiang, H., Yin, Y., Liu, W., Bridgwater, A. V.
Published in: Journal of CO2 Utilization, Issue 52, 101670, 2021, ISSN 2212-9820
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101670

Influence of activation conditions on textural properties and performance of activated biochars for pyrolysis vapors upgrading

Author(s): Christian Di Stasi, Gianluca Greco, Rafael L.S. Canevesi, M. Teresa Izquierdo, Vanessa Fierro, Alain Celzard, Belén González, Joan J. Manyà
Published in: Fuel, Issue 289, 2021, Page(s) 119759, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119759

Effects of slow-pyrolysis conditions on the products yields and properties and on exergy efficiency: A comprehensive assessment for wheat straw

Author(s): Gianluca Greco, Christian Di Stasi, Filipe Rego, Belén González, Joan J. Manyà
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 279, 2020, Page(s) 115842, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115842

Removal of contaminants of emerging concern from multicomponent systems using carbon dioxide activated biochar from lignocellulosic feedstocks

Author(s): Kozyatnyk I, Oesterle P, Wurzer C, Masek O, Jansson S.
Published in: Bioresource Technology, Issue 340, 125561, 2021, ISSN 0960-8524
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125561

A meta-analysis of thermo-physical and chemical aspects in CFD modelling of pyrolysis of a single wood particle in the thermally thick regime

Author(s): Maziarka P, Anca-Coure A, Prins W, Ronsse F.
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 446, part 3, 137088, 2022, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.137088

How to trace back an unknown production temperature of biochar from chemical characterization methods in a feedstock independent way

Author(s): Dilani Rathnayake, Przemyslaw Maziarka, Stef Ghysels, Ondřej Mašek, Saran Sohi, Frederik Ronsse
Published in: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Issue 151, 2020, Page(s) 104926, ISSN 0165-2370
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2020.104926

Evaluation of the Char Formation During the Hydrothermal Treatment of Wooden Balls

Author(s): Jens Pfersich, Pablo J. Arauzo, Pierpaolo Modugno, Maria-Magdalene Titirici, Andrea Kruse
Published in: Global Challenges, Issue 7, 2300169, 2023, ISSN 2056-6646
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300169

Feedstock doping using iron rich waste increases the pyrolysis gas yield and adsorption performance of magnetic biochar for emerging contaminants

Author(s): Christian Wurzer, Ondřej Mašek
Published in: Bioresource Technology, Issue 321, 2021, Page(s) 124473, ISSN 0960-8524
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124473

New directions and challenges in engineering biologically-enhanced biochar for biological water treatment

Author(s): Jayakumar, A., Wurzer, C., Soldatou, S., Edwards, C., Lawton, L. A., Mašek, O.
Published in: Science of the Total Environment, Issue 796, 148977, 2021, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148977

Importance of pyrolysis temperature and pressure in the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in wood waste-derived biochars

Author(s): Gianluca Greco, María Videgain, Christian Di Stasi, Elisabet Pires, Joan J. Manyà
Published in: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Issue 159, 2021, Page(s) 105337, ISSN 0165-2370
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105337

Hydrothermal Conversion of Spent Sugar Beets into High-Value Platform Molecules

Author(s): Jens Pfersich, Pablo J. Arauzo, Michela Lucian, Pierpaolo Modugno, Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Luca Fiori, Andrea Kruse
Published in: Molecules, Issue 25/17, 2020, Page(s) 3914, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25173914

Biomass-derived carbons physically activated in one or two steps for CH4/CO2 separation

Author(s): Gianluca Greco; Rafael L.S. Canevesi; Christian Di Stasi; Alain Celzard; Vanessa Fierro; Joan J. Manyà
Published in: Renewable Energy, Issue 191, 2022, Page(s) 122-133, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.04.035

Chemisorption of CO 2 on diaminated silica as bicarbonates and different types of carbamate ammonium ion pairs

Author(s): Anthony E. Szego, Aleksander Jaworski, Niklas Hedin
Published in: Materials Advances, Issue 2/1, 2021, Page(s) 448-454, ISSN 2633-5409
Publisher: RSC
DOI: 10.1039/d0ma00658k

Tailoring of the pore structures of wood pyrolysis chars for potential use in energy storage applications

Author(s): P. Maziarka, P. Sommersacher, X. Wang, N. Kienzl, S. Retschitzegger, W. Prins, N. Hedin, F. Ronsse
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 286,116431, 2021, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116431

Evolution of the mass-loss rate during atmospheric and pressurized slow pyrolysis of wheat straw in a bench-scale reactor

Author(s): Gianluca Greco, María Videgain, Christian Di Stasi, Belén González, Joan J. Manyà
Published in: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Issue 136, 2018, Page(s) 18-26, ISSN 0165-2370
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2018.11.007

Py-GC-MS of hydrochars produced from brewer’s spent grains

Author(s): M.P. Olszewski, P.J. Arauzo, M. Wądrzyk, A. Kruse
Published in: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Issue 140, 2019, Page(s) 255-263, ISSN 0165-2370
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2019.04.002

Hydrothermal Carbonization Brewer’s Spent Grains with the Focus on Improving the Degradation of the Feedstock

Author(s): Pablo Arauzo, Maciej Olszewski, Andrea Kruse
Published in: Energies, Issue 11/11, 2018, Page(s) 3226, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en11113226

Silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO)-Templated Activated Carbons

Author(s): Yunxiang Li, Xia Wang, Thomas Thersleff, Gunnar Svensson, and Niklas Hedin
Published in: ACS Omega, Issue 4, 2019, Page(s) 9889-9895, ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00135

Physically activated wheat straw-derived biochar for biomass pyrolysis vapors upgrading with high resistance against coke deactivation

Author(s): Christian Di Stasi, Darío Alvira, Gianluca Greco, Belén González, Joan J. Manyà
Published in: Fuel, Issue 255, 2019, Page(s) 115807, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.115807

Pyrolysis Kinetics of Hydrochars Produced from Brewer’s Spent Grains

Author(s): Maciej P. Olszewski, Pablo J. Arauzo, Przemyslaw A. Maziarka, Frederik Ronsse, Andrea Kruse
Published in: Catalysts, Issue 9/7, 2019, Page(s) 625, ISSN 2073-4344
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/catal9070625

Effect of protein during hydrothermal carbonization of brewer’s spent grain

Author(s): P.J. Arauzo, L. Du, M.P. Olszewski, M.F. Meza Zavala, M.J. Alhnidi, A. Kruse
Published in: Bioresource Technology, Issue 293, 2019, Page(s) 122117, ISSN 0960-8524
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122117

Towards the Properties of Different Biomass-Derived Proteins via Various Extraction Methods

Author(s): L. Du, P.J. Arauzo, M.F. Meza Zavala, Z. Cao, M.P. Olszewski, A. Kruse
Published in: Molecules, 2020, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25030488

Effects of Metal Ions, Metal, and Metal Oxide Particles on the Synthesis of Hydrochars

Author(s): Vahid Saadattalab, Xia Wang, Anthony E. Szego, Niklas Hedin
Published in: ACS Omega, 2020, ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher: ACS Publications
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03926

Structural Effects of Cellulose on Hydrolysis and Carbonization Behavior during Hydrothermal Treatment

Author(s): Nattacha Paksung, Jens Pfersich, Pablo J. Arauzo, Dennis Jung, Andrea Kruse
Published in: ACS Omega, 2020, ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher: ACS Publications
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00737

Valorization of the poultry litter through wet torrefaction and different activation treatments

Author(s): P.J. Arauzo, P.A. Maziarka, M.P. Olszewski, R.L. Isemin, N.S. Muratova, F. Ronsse, A. Kruse
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 732, 2020, Page(s) 139288, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139288

Assessment of the effects of process water recirculation on the surface chemistry and morphology of hydrochar

Author(s): P.J. Arauzo, M.P. Olszewski, X. Wang, J. Pfersich, V. Sebastian, J. Manyà, N. Hedin, A. Kruse
Published in: Renewable Energy, Issue 155, 2020, Page(s) 1173-1180, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.04.050

Wet and dry? Influence of hydrothermal carbonization on the pyrolysis of spent grains

Author(s): Maciej P. Olszewski, Sabina A. Nicolae, Pablo J. Arauzo, Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Andrea Kruse
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 260, 2020, Page(s) 121101, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121101

The effect of using different acids to catalyze the prehydrolysis stage on the organosolv delignification of beech wood in two-stage process

Author(s): Qusay Ibrahim, Pablo J. Arauzo, Andrea Kruse
Published in: Renewable Energy, Issue 153, 2020, Page(s) 1479-1487, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.02.111

Improving the recovery of phenolic compounds from spent coffee grounds by using hydrothermal delignification coupled with ultrasound assisted extraction

Author(s): P.J. Arauzo, M. Lucian, L. Du, M.P. Olszewski, L. Fiori, A. Kruse
Published in: Biomass and Bioenergy, Issue 139, 2020, Page(s) 105616, ISSN 0961-9534
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105616

Soft templating production of porous carbon adsorbents for CO2 and H2S capture

Author(s): Sabina A. Nicolae, Petra Ágota Szilágyi, Maria Magdalena Titirici
Published in: Carbon, Issue 169, 2020, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.07.064

Recent advances in hydrothermal carbonisation: from tailored carbon materials and biochemicals to applications and bioenergy

Author(s): Sabina A. Nicolae, Heather Au, Pierpaolo Modugno, Hui Luo, Anthony E. Szego, Mo Qiao, Liang Li, Wang Yin, Hero J. Heeres, Nicole Berge, Maria-Magdalena Titirici
Published in: Green Chemistry, Issue 22/15, 2020, Page(s) 4747-4800, ISSN 1463-9262
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00998A

Combustion Characteristics of Hydrochar and Pyrochar Derived from Digested Sewage Sludge

Author(s): P.J. Arauzo, M. Atienza-Martínez, J. Ábrego, M.P. Olszewski, Z. Cao, A. Kruse
Published in: Energies, Issue 13, 2020, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en13164164

Enhancing the solvent resistance and thermomechanical properties of thermoplastic acrylic polymers and composites via reactive hybridisation

Author(s): Obande W, Gruszka W, Garden JA, Wurzer C, Ó Brádaigh CM, Ray D.
Published in: Materials & Design, Issue 206, 109804, 2021, ISSN 0264-1275
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109804

Investigation of the role of feedstock properties and process conditions on the slow pyrolysis of biomass in a continuous auger reactor

Author(s): Filipe Rego, Huan Xiang, Yang Yang, Jorge López Ordovás, Katie Chong, Jiawei Wang, Anthony Bridgwater
Published in: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Issue 161, 105378, 2022, ISSN 0165-2370
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105378

Hydrothermal recycling of carbon absorbents loaded with emerging wastewater contaminants

Author(s): Christian Wurzer, Pierre Oesterle, Stina Jansson, Ondřej Mašek
Published in: Environmental Pollution, Issue 316, part 1, 120532, 2023, ISSN 0269-7491
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120532

Line Patterns and Fractured Coatings in Deposited Colloidal Hydrochar on Glass Substrates after Evaporation of Water

Author(s): Wang, X.; Hedin, N.
Published in: Colloids and Interfaces, Issue 6, 36, 2022, ISSN 2504-5377
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/colloids6020036

Investigation of biomass and agricultural plastic co-pyrolysis: Effect on biochar yield and properties

Author(s): Rathnayake, D., Ehidiamhen, P. O., Egene, C. E., Stevens, C., Meers, E., Mašek, O., & Ronsse, F.
Published in: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Issue 155, 105029, 2021, ISSN 0165-2370
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105029

Chemical stabilization of Cd-contaminated soil using fresh and aged wheat straw biochar

Author(s): Dilani Rathnayake, Filipe Rego, Reinhart Van Poucke, Anthony V. Bridgwater, Ondřej Mašek, Erik Meers, Jiawei Wang, Yang Yang, Frederik Ronsse
Published in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020, ISSN 0944-1344
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11574-6

Do you BET on routine? The reliability of N2 physisorption for the quantitative assessment of biochar’s surface area

Author(s): P. Maziarka, C. Wurzer, P. J. Arauzo, A. Dieguez-Alonso, O. Masek, F. Ronsse
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 418, 129234, 2021, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.129234

Macroscopic rods from assembled colloidal particles of hydrothermally carbonized glucose and their use as templates for silicon carbide and tricopper silicide

Author(s): X. Wang, W. Hao, P. Zhang, A. E. Szego, G. Svensson, N. Hedin
Published in: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Issue 602, 2021, Page(s) 480–489, ISSN 0021-9797
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.016

Systematic evaluation of pyrolysis processes and biochar quality in the operation of low-cost flame curtain pyrolysis kiln for sustainable biochar production

Author(s): Jayakumar, A, Morrisset, D, Koutsomarkos, V, Wurzer, C, Hadden, RM, Lawton, L, Edwards, C, Mašek, O
Published in: Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, Issue 5, 100213, 2023, ISSN 2666-0490
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2023.100213

Biochar from sawmill residues: Characterization and evaluation for its potential use in the horticultural growing media

Author(s): Dilani Rathnayake, Hamish Creber, Reinhart Van Poucke , Saran Sohi, Eric Meers, Ondrej Masek, Frederik Ronsse
Published in: Biochar, Issue 3, 2021, Page(s) 202-212, ISSN 2524-7867
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s42773-021-00092-4

Activated Carbons Produced from Hydrothermally Carbonized Prickly Pear Seed Waste

Author(s): Hsini, N.; Saadattalab, V.; Wang, X.; Gharred, N.; Dhaouadi, H.; Dridi-Dhaouadi, S.; Hedin, N.
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 14, 14559, 2022, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su142114559

Monographic books (2)

Advanced Carbon Materials from Biomass: an Overview

Author(s): Manyà, Joan J.
Published in: Issue 1, 2019
Publisher: GernCarbon Consortium
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3233733

Book of Abstracts (GreenCarbon2020)

Author(s): Joan J. Manyà Ed.
Published in: Issue 1, 2021
Publisher: GreenCarbon Consortium
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4555167