摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to a process and a device for the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass, wherein biomass together with water and at least one catalyst is converted in a pressure vessel by temperature and/or pressure elevation into substances such as coal, oil and/or like substances of related type. In order to improve the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass, in particular with respect to the time period of the conversion process, and also with respect to the type and manner of the process procedure, the present invention proposes that, to a pressure vessel which is constructed essentially as a pipe having at least one controllable inlet orifice and at least one controllable outlet orifice, biomass, water and/or at least one catalyst is fed via the at least one controllable inlet orifice, the temperature and/or pressure conditions in the pressure vessel are controlled in such a manner that the charge material fed to the pressure vessel of biomass, water and catalyst is transported in the pipe, wherein biomass, water and catalyst react with one another and at least one reaction product of the charge material is taken off via the at least one controllable outlet orifice.</p> |