摘要：Seaweed such asEucheuma Cottoniiis a potential source of biomaterialIts high moisture content makes it suitable for hydrothermal conversion process since it doesn’t need to utilize dry feedstock. The aim of this study is to convert the biomass of red seaweedEucheuma Cottoniiinto alternative fuels and high value biomaterials using hydrothermal process. The hydrothermal process seaweedEucheuma Cottoniiproduce two types of products, liquid product and char (solid). This research focus on the char product. The char from hydrothermal process was then activated using the tubular furnace. The yield for activated char is 7.5 % and results of SEM analysis of activated char showed the formation of allotropes carbon include carbon micro spheres, carbon micro fibres and graphene. These structures have encountered application in a wide range of technological fields, such as adsorption, catalysis, hydrogen storage or electronics.
