While cow manure is an ideal substrate for hydrothermal carbonization in terms of its moisture content, resulting hydrochars lack any degree of aromatization and easily disintegrate under pressure. In this work just published in Biomass and Bioenergy, Dylan and Gino explore the co-hydrothermal carbonization of cow manure with two dry agricultural biomasses, grape marc and corn stover, to determine the degree to which mixing these biomasses improves the hydrochars’ soil amendment or solid fuel properties.
