News and press

Photo: ATB

17th March 2014: With NIR to tailored bio-based materials: A new approach for hydrothermal biomass conversion

HTC-Prozessflüssigkeit (links) und HTC-Kohle (rechts) (Foto: Fh-ICT)

Aufbau für die NIR-spektroskopische Analyse von HTC-Produkten in diffuser Reflexion. Der Messkopf ist mittels Glasfaser an das NIR-Spektrometer (nicht abgebildet) angeschlossen. Eine Messung benötigt weniger als eine Sekunde. (Foto: Fh-ICT)

Scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering in Potsdam and at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal could demonstrate that the use of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for hydrothermal conversion processes of biomass offer an effective approach for the targeted production of various valuable substances. By means of  the NIR substances produced during the process can be quickly identified in a robust and inexpensive manner. Thus, the basis is created to target conversion processes specifically and energy efficiently to the desired substances, while the formation of pollutants is prevented or reduced. Results will soon be published in the scientific journal "Bioresource Technology".

(Full text in German only) 

Source:             
M. Toufiq Reza, Wolfgang Becker, Kerstin Sachsenheimer, Jan Mumme: Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC): Near infrared spectroscopy and partial least-Squares regression for determination of selective components in HTC solid and liquid2h products derived from maize silage. Bioresource Technology 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.008 

Presse Release (in German) PDF-Format

Contact ATB:    
Dr. Jan Mumme –  Head of the reesearch group APECS

Contact ICT:     
Dr. Wolfgang Becker –  Group leader Material and process analysis
Fraunhofer Institut für Chemische Technologie (Fh-ICT)                         

 

Cookies

We use cookies. Some are required to offer you the best possible content and functions while others help us to anonymously analyze access to our website. (Matomo) Privacy policy

Required required

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the proper functioning of the website. This category only includes cookies that ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Cookie Duration Description
PHPSESSID Session Stores your current session with reference to PHP applications, ensuring that all features of the site can be displayed properly. The cookie is deleted when the browser is closed.
bakery 24 hours Stores your cookie preferences.
fe_typo_user Session Is used to identify a session ID when logging into the TYPO3 frontend.
__Secure-typo3nonce_xxx Session Security-related. For internal use by TYPO3.
Analytics

With cookies in this category, we learn from visitors' behavior on our website and can make relevant information even more accessible.

Cookie Duration Description
_pk_id.xxx 13 months Matomo - User ID (for anonymous statistical analysis of visitor traffic; determines which user is being tracked)
_pk_ses.xxx 30 minutes Matomo - Session ID (for anonymous statistical analysis of visitor traffic; determines which session is being tracked)