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Huang Z, Campbell R, Mangwandi C. Kinetics and Thermodynamics Study on Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solutions Using Acid-Modified Banana Peel (ABP) Adsorbents. Molecules 2024; 29:990. [PMID: 38474501 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29050990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Banana peel waste is abundant and can be utilized as a low-cost adsorbent for removing toxic Cr (VI) from wastewater. The acid modification of banana peels significantly enhances their adsorption capacity for Cr (VI). An adsorbent was prepared by treating banana peel powder with 50% H2SO4 at 50 °C for 24 h. The acid treatment increased the surface area of the adsorbent from 0.0363 to 0.0507 m2/g. The optimum adsorbent dose was found to be 1 g/L for the complete removal of Cr (VI) from 100 ppm solutions. The adsorption capacity was 161 mg/g based on the Langmuir isotherm model. The adsorption kinetics followed a pseudo-second order model. Increasing the temperature from 20 to 50 °C increased the initial adsorption rate but had a minor effect on the equilibrium adsorption capacity. Thermodynamics studies showed that the process was spontaneous and endothermic. The activation energy was estimated as 24.5 kJ/mol, indicating physisorption. FTIR analyses before and after adsorption showed the involvement of hydroxyl, carbonyl and carboxyl groups in binding the Cr (VI). The Cr (VI) was reduced to Cr (III), which then bound to functional groups on the adsorbent. Desorption under acidic conditions could recover 36% of the adsorbed Cr as Cr (III). No desorption occurred at a neutral pH, indicating irreversible adsorption. Overall, acid-modified banana peel is an efficient, low-cost and eco-friendly adsorbent for removing toxic Cr (VI) from wastewater.
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- Zhouyang Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, David Kier Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT95AG, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, David Kier Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT95AG, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, David Kier Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT95AG, Northern Ireland, UK
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Khalil A, Mangwandi C, Salem MA, Ragab S, El Nemr A. Orange peel magnetic activated carbon for removal of acid orange 7 dye from water. Sci Rep 2024; 14:119. [PMID: 38167469 PMCID: PMC10761961 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50273-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Magnetic activated carbon resources with a remarkably high specific surface area have been successfully synthesized using orange peels as the precursor and ZnCl2 as the activating agent. The impregnation ratio was set at 0.5, while the pyrolysis temperature spanned from 700 to 900 °C. This comprehensive study delved into the influence of activation temperatures on the resultant pore morphology and specific surface area. Optimal conditions were discerned, leading to a magnetic activated carbon material exhibiting an impressive specific surface area at 700 °C. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area reached 155.09 m2/g, accompanied by a total pore volume of 0.1768 cm3/g, and a mean pore diameter of 4.5604 nm. The material displayed noteworthy properties, with saturation magnetization (Ms) reaching 17.28 emu/g, remanence (Mr) at 0.29 emu/g, and coercivity (Hc) of 13.71 G. Additionally, the composite demonstrated super-paramagnetic behaviour at room temperature, facilitating its rapid collection within 5 s through an external magnetic field. Factors such as absorbent dose, initial concentration of the adsorbate, contact time, and pH were systematically examined. The adsorption behaviour for acid orange 7 (AO7) was found to adhere to the Temkin isotherm models (R2 = 0.997). The Langmuir isotherm model suggested a monolayer adsorption, and the calculated maximum monolayer capacity (Qm) was 357.14 mg/g, derived from the linear solvation of the Langmuir model using 0.75 g/L as an adsorbent dose and 150-500 mg/L as AO7 dye concentrations. The pseudo-second order model proved to be the best fit for the experimental data of AO7 dye adsorption, with a high coefficient of determination (R2) ranging from 0.999 to 1.000, outperforming other kinetic models.
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- Asmaa Khalil
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, David Kier Building Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT95AG, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Environment Divisions, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Kayet Bey, Elanfoushy, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Environment Divisions, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Kayet Bey, Elanfoushy, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Bozbaş SK, Ünügül T. The use of Turkish coffee waste as a polymeric adsorbent for methyl orange adsorption from aqueous solutions. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-023-05002-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Fabrication of Biochar Materials from Biowaste Coffee Grounds and Assessment of Its Adsorbent Efficiency for Remediation of Water-Soluble Pharmaceuticals. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14052931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Biowaste coffee grounds have been recognized as an effective and relatively low-cost adsorbent to complement conventional treatment techniques for removing emerging contaminants (ECs) from the waste stream through modification to useful biochar. The purpose of this study was to make biochar from biowaste coffee grounds through the pyrolysis process and investigate its potential capacity for the removal of pharmaceuticals from water. The biochar was prepared by pyrolysis process under argon gas conditions, and its adsorption capacity for pharmaceuticals was evaluated. The as-prepared biochar shows a surface area of 232 m2 g−1. The adsorption of salicylic acid, diclofenac, and caffeine onto the biochar show adsorption capacities of 40.47 mg g−1, 38.52 mg g−1, and 75.46 mg g−1, respectively. The morphology, functional groups, crystallinity, and specific surface area were determined by SEM, FTIR, XRD, and BET techniques, respectively. Kinetic results reveal that the experimental data fit the pseudo-second-order model and the Temkin isotherm model. In conclusion, these results illustrate the potential of biochar produced from biowaste coffee grounds could play an important role in environmental pollution mitigation by enhancing removal of pharmaceuticals from conventional wastewater treatment effluent, thereby minimizing their potential risks in the environment.
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Preparation of Activated Carbons from Spent Coffee Grounds and Coffee Parchment and Assessment of Their Adsorbent Efficiency. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9081396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The valorization of coffee wastes through modification to activated carbon has been considered as a low-cost adsorbent with prospective to compete with commercial carbons. So far, very few studies have referred to the valorization of coffee parchment into activated carbon. Moreover, low-cost and efficient activation methods need to be more investigated. The aim of this work was to prepare activated carbon from spent coffee grounds and parchment, and to assess their adsorption performance. The co-calcination processing with calcium carbonate was used to prepare the activated carbons, and their adsorption capacity for organic acids, phenolic compounds and proteins was evaluated. Both spent coffee grounds and parchment showed yields after the calcination and washing treatments of around 9.0%. The adsorption of lactic acid was found to be optimal at pH 2. The maximum adsorption capacity of lactic acid with standard commercial granular activated carbon was 73.78 mg/g, while the values of 32.33 and 14.73 mg/g were registered for the parchment and spent coffee grounds activated carbons, respectively. The Langmuir isotherm showed that lactic acid was adsorbed as a monolayer and distributed homogeneously on the surface. Around 50% of total phenols and protein content from coffee wastewater were adsorbed after treatment with the prepared activated carbons, while 44, 43, and up to 84% of hydrophobic compounds were removed using parchment, spent coffee grounds and commercial activated carbon, respectively; the adsorption efficiencies of hydrophilic compounds ranged between 13 and 48%. Finally, these results illustrate the potential valorization of coffee by-products parchment and spent coffee grounds into activated carbon and their use as low-cost adsorbent for the removal of organic compounds from aqueous solutions.
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Carbon Adsorbents from Spent Coffee for Removal of Methylene Blue and Methyl Orange from Water. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14143996. [PMID: 34300916 PMCID: PMC8305831 DOI: 10.3390/ma14143996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Activated carbons (ACs) were prepared from dried spent coffee (SCD), a biological waste product, to produce adsorbents for methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) from aqueous solution. Pre-pyrolysis activation of SCD was achieved via treatment of the SCD with aqueous sodium hydroxide solutions at 90 °C. Pyrolysis of the pretreated SCD at 500 °C for 1 h produced powders with typical characteristics of AC suitable and effective for dye adsorption. As an alternative to the rather harsh base treatment, calcium carbonate powder, a very common and abundant resource, was also studied as an activator. Mixtures of SCD and CaCO3 (1:1 w/w) yielded effective ACs for MO and MB removal upon pyrolysis needing only small amounts of AC to clear the solutions. A selectivity of the adsorption process toward anionic (MO) or cationic (MB) dyes was not observed.
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Piol MN, Dickerman C, Ardanza MP, Saralegui A, Boeykens SP. Simultaneous removal of chromate and phosphate using different operational combinations for their adsorption on dolomite and banana peel. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 288:112463. [PMID: 33823443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Chromate and phosphate are contaminant frequently present in industrial effluents such as tanneries. The objective of this work is to evaluate the efficiency of different operational combinations with dolomite and banana peel for the adsorption of phosphate and chromate in binary solutions. Both adsorbents are residuals from construction and food industries, respectively. Therefore, its use propitiates the reduction of treatment costs and it is an approach to the premises of the circular economy. In this work, the dolomite and banana peel adsorption efficiencies in simple and binary systems were studied. Equilibrium and kinetics tests were carried out in batch and in a fixed bed reactor. Dolomite was found to be selective for the adsorption of phosphate and banana peel for that of chromate. The mixture of adsorbents produced similar phosphate and chromate removal than each adsorbent individually. Therefore, the removals of both contaminants from binary solutions were tested using a fixed bed reactor filled with the mix of adsorbents and the breakthrough curves were analyzed. The obtained removals were 99% of phosphate and 70% of chromate. Finally, a brief discussion was held on the reuse and disposal of saturated adsorbents.
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- M Natalia Piol
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Química Aplicada a la Ingeniería, Laboratorio de Química de Sistemas Heterogéneos, Av. Paseo Colón 850, C1063ACV, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Química Aplicada a la Ingeniería, Laboratorio de Química de Sistemas Heterogéneos, Av. Paseo Colón 850, C1063ACV, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Química Aplicada a la Ingeniería, Laboratorio de Química de Sistemas Heterogéneos, Av. Paseo Colón 850, C1063ACV, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Santa Cruz, Av. de los Inmigrantes 555, Z9400, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Química Aplicada a la Ingeniería, Laboratorio de Química de Sistemas Heterogéneos, Av. Paseo Colón 850, C1063ACV, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Química Aplicada a la Ingeniería, Laboratorio de Química de Sistemas Heterogéneos, Av. Paseo Colón 850, C1063ACV, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jaiyeola OO, Chen H, Albadarin AB, Mangwandi C. Production of bio-waste granules and their evaluation as adsorbent for removal of hexavalent chromium and methylene blue dye. Chem Eng Res Des 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2020.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tun MM, Raclavská H, Juchelková D, Růžičková J, Šafář M, Štrbová K, Gikas P. Spent coffee ground as renewable energy source: Evaluation of the drying processes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 275:111204. [PMID: 32854049 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Spent coffee ground (SCG) is an environmental nuisance material, but, if appropriately processed it can be converted into pellets, and thus, used as an energy source. The moisture content of the final product should be below 10%, to ensure safe storage, and elimination of microorganism growth (particularly moulds). The present study aims to identify the optimal drying process for removing moisture from SCG and to investigate changes to the composition of SCG due to drying, at temperatures around 75 °C, so that the dried SCG to qualify as renewable energy source. Three drying processes were employed for SCG drying (with initial moisture content of about 65%): oven drying, solar drying and open air sun drying, while SCG samples were placed in aluminium trays with thicknesses of 1.25, 2.5 and 4 cm. Based on the experimental results for SCG samples with thickness 2.5 cm, the open air sun drying process required 10 h to reach final moisture content of 37%, while solar drying achieved 10% moisture content in 10 h and oven drying achieved 7% moisture content in 6 h. The solar drying process proved as the most advantageous, due to low energy requirements and adequate quality of dried SCG. Also, experiments indicated that SCG storage at "normal room conditions" resulted to equilibrium moisture content in SCG of 8%, regardless of the initial moisture content. Furthermore, instrumental analyses of the SCG, revealed changes to its composition for a number of chemical groups, such as aldehydes, ketones, phytosterols, alkaloids, lactones, alcohols, phenols, pyrans and furans, among others. It was also identified that the SCG colour was affected due to the drying process.
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- Maw Maw Tun
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba, 70800, Czech Republic.
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- ENET Centre - Energy Units for Utilization of Non-traditional Energy Sources, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba, 70800, Czech Republic.
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba, 70800, Czech Republic.
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- ENET Centre - Energy Units for Utilization of Non-traditional Energy Sources, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba, 70800, Czech Republic.
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- ENET Centre - Energy Units for Utilization of Non-traditional Energy Sources, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba, 70800, Czech Republic.
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- ENET Centre - Energy Units for Utilization of Non-traditional Energy Sources, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba, 70800, Czech Republic.
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, 73100, Greece.
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Liu M, Liu Y, Shen J, Zhang S, Liu X, Chen X, Ma Y, Ren S, Fang G, Li S, Tong Li C, Sun T. Simultaneous removal of Pb 2+, Cu 2+ and Cd 2+ ions from wastewater using hierarchical porous polyacrylic acid grafted with lignin. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 392:122208. [PMID: 32088540 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In PAA-g-lignin, phase separation, caused by the difference in expansion properties between lignin and polyacrylic acid, is used to build a porous hydrogel. In this study, PAA-g-APL was produced by grafting polyacrylic acid with acid-pretreated alkali lignin. Acid-pretreated alkali lignin acts as a hierarchical pore-forming agent that enhances the simultaneous adsorption capacities for Pb2+, Cu2+ and Cd2+ ions from wastewater. Notably, PAA-g-APL acted as a selective adsorbent for Pb2+ ions has an excellent selective removal coefficient α (20.22) in contaminated wastewater contained Cu2+ ions. Its molar partition coefficient for Pb2+ ions (68 %) is higher than that for either Cu2+ ions (28.6 %) or Cd2+ ions (3.4 %). At equilibrium, the total adsorption capacities of PAA-g-APL for Pb2+, Cu2+ and Cd2+ were 1.076 mmol g-1, 0.3233 mmol g-1 and 0.059 mmol g-1, respectively. The experimental kinetic data fitted well to a pseudo-second order model and to an intra-particle-diffusion model. The Freundlich isotherm model gave the best fit with the experimental equilibrium data. The ΔG° for PAA-g-APL is < 0, indicating that the adsorption of heavy metal ions is a spontaneous process. This study provides a highly promising candidate for the treatment of wastewater contaminated with a mixture of heavy metals.
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- Mengyu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China; Material Science and Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China; Material Science and Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China; Material Science and Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, Harbin, 150040, PR China
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Vakalis S, Moustakas K, Benedetti V, Cordioli E, Patuzzi F, Loizidou M, Baratieri M. The "COFFEE BIN" concept: centralized collection and torrefaction of spent coffee grounds. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:35473-35481. [PMID: 31065982 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04919-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Spent coffee grounds are the moist solid residues of coffee brewing and in most cases, the disposal is done without any intermediate valorization actions for materials and energy recovery. State-of-the-art applications include extraction of the liquids and application of high-temperature pyrolysis. Both strategies have significant potential but have also some disadvantages (extensive pre-treatment, high costs) when applied on a large scale. This study highlights the lack of mild pyrolysis valorization strategies and presents the idea of the "COFFEE BIN." Separated spent coffee grounds are collected, dried, and thermally treated. The optimal pyrolysis conditions were identified and product characteristics and the mass balances were assessed. Elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, physisorption analysis and higher heating value (HHV) determination was performed for the characterization of the carbonaceous products. The torrefied coffee grounds returned solid yields from 78 to 83%, which are significantly higher than in other cases of conventional biomass and heating values of 24-25 MJ/kg. Higher temperature pyrolysis did not sustain the advantage of increased returned mass yields and the adsorbance potential of all the carbonaceous products was lower than 25 cm3/g. The study highlighted that spent coffee grounds-due to the nature of their production process via roasting-can be suitable for torrefaction because of the high recovered solid yield and the high energy density. The results will be used for the development of a collection scheme for spent coffee grounds in a big municipality of Athens (Greece).
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- Stergios Vakalis
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Physics Group/Bioenergy and Biofuels Laboratory, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, IT-39100, Bolzano, Italy.
- School of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science and Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou Str, GR-15780, Athens, Greece.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science and Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou Str, GR-15780, Athens, Greece
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Physics Group/Bioenergy and Biofuels Laboratory, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, IT-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Physics Group/Bioenergy and Biofuels Laboratory, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, IT-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Physics Group/Bioenergy and Biofuels Laboratory, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, IT-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science and Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou Str, GR-15780, Athens, Greece
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Technical Physics Group/Bioenergy and Biofuels Laboratory, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, IT-39100, Bolzano, Italy
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Lu P, Hu X, Li Y, Zhang M, Liu X, He Y, Dong F, Fu M, Zhang Z. One-step preparation of a novel SrCO3/g-C3N4 nano-composite and its application in selective adsorption of crystal violet. RSC Adv 2018; 8:6315-6325. [PMID: 35540413 PMCID: PMC9078232 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra11565b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A novel kind of nanoparticle SrCO3/g-C3N4 was prepared using strontium carbonate (SrCO3) and melamine (C3H6N6) as raw materials via one-step calcination. The formation of SrCO3/g-C3N4 was confirmed from the X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. Its selective adsorption performance was evaluated towards crystal violet (CV), rhodamine B (RhB) and methylene blue (MB). The results showed that the SrCO3/g-C3N4 had selective adsorption ability of CV. Furthermore, adsorption measurements of CV were conducted to investigate the influences of contact time, initial concentration, initial dye solution pH value and adsorbent dosage. The maximum removal rate of CV was 98.56% when the initial concentration was 1600 mg L−1. The kinetic study indicated the adsorption of CV followed the pseudo-second-second model well. The adsorption efficiency of SrCO3/g-C3N4 was greater (97.46%) than that of g-C3N4 (31.30%) and SrCO3 (17.30%). It could be deduced that the synergistic effect of conjugation interaction of g-C3N4 and the electrostatic attraction of SrCO3 might be the main driving force for the superb adsorption of CV. A novel kind of nanoparticle SrCO3/g-C3N4 was prepared using strontium carbonate (SrCO3) and melamine as raw materials via one-step calcination.![]()
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- Peng Lu
- College of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400045
- China
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- College of Environment and Resources
- Chongqing Technology and Business University
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Catalysis and New Environmental Materials
- Chongqing 400067
- China
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- College of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400045
- China
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- College of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400045
- China
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- College of Environment and Resources
- Chongqing Technology and Business University
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Catalysis and New Environmental Materials
- Chongqing 400067
- China
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- College of Environment and Resources
- Chongqing Technology and Business University
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Catalysis and New Environmental Materials
- Chongqing 400067
- China
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- College of Environment and Resources
- Chongqing Technology and Business University
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Catalysis and New Environmental Materials
- Chongqing 400067
- China
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- College of Environment and Resources
- Chongqing Technology and Business University
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Catalysis and New Environmental Materials
- Chongqing 400067
- China
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- College of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400045
- China
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