Removal of tetracycline with aluminum boride carbide and boehmite particles decorated biochar derived from algae
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For the first time, using aluminum-boron electrodes in the electrocoagulation cell for harvesting the cultivated Chlorella microalgae and then performing a hydrothermal process of producing biofuel, mesoporous biochar was produced with an average pore diameter of 11.62 nm, a high specific surface area of 126.4 m 2/g and a total pore volume of 0.55 cm 3/g. Based on the chemical characterization, aluminum boride carbide (Al 3 B 48 C 2) and boehmite [Al 2(OOH)2] were identified in the biochar composition so that 7.17 wt% Al and 16.67 wt% B were measured on the biochar surface by EDS analysis. As the by-product of hydrothermal converting microalgae Chlorella into biofuel, the residual biochar was innovatively used to separate tetracycline from aqueous solutions. The nonlinear form of the Freundlich model fitted theadsorption equilibrium data well with the least error function value explained by the intraparticle diffusion model. The maximum adsorption capacity of 25.94 mg/g was obtained through endothermic physical adsorption.
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Algae-based biochars have been employed for adsorption of tetracycline and ciprofloxacin, with capacities up to 384.6 mg/g when modified with activators like ZnCl2.
“Similarly, algae-based biochars have been employed in the adsorption of antibiotics such as tetracycline [65] and ciprofloxacin [64], with adsorption capacities reaching up to 384.6 mg/g when biochars were modified with activators like ZnCl 2 .”
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- Authors
- Chabi, N., Baghdadi, M., Sani, A. H., Golzary, A., & Hosseinzadeh, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Tehran (IR)
- Iran University of Science and Technology (IR)
- Corresponding author
- Baghdadi, Majid
- Venue
- Bioresource Technology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-11
- Volume
- 316
- Pages
- 123950
- ISSN
- 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3046786693
- Cited by
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- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- Caspian Faculty of Engineering and the School of Environment, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Keywords
- tetracycline removal, biochar, Chlorella, microalgae, boehmite, adsorption, Freundlich isotherm, intraparticle diffusion, hydrothermal conversion, mesoporous biochar, electrocoagulation, microalgae harvesting, antibiotic removal from water
- MeSH terms
- Adsorption, Aluminum, Aluminum Hydroxide, Aluminum Oxide, Boron Compounds, Charcoal, Chlorella, Kinetics, Tetracycline, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Aluminum Compounds
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