Ingelia SL 1 article published in JoVE Chemistry Transformation of Organic Household Leftovers into a Peat Substitute Maria Consuelo Hernández-Soto1, Marisa Hernández-Latorre2, Borja Oliver-Tomas1,2, Estefanía Ponce1, Michael Renz1 1Instituto de TecnologÍa QuÍmica (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÍficas, 2Ingelia SL 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.
