Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en14051297
Keywords
NaOH activation; biochars; competitive adsorption; ground coffee residue; herbicides
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [2020R1A4A1019568]
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This study compared the adsorption of herbicides using non-activated and NaOH-activated coffee residue biochars, finding that the activated biochar had a greater surface area and pore volume, leading to more effective removal of herbicides.
In this study, the adsorption of herbicides using ground coffee residue biochars without (GCRB) and with NaOH activation (GCRB-N) was compared to provide deeper insights into their adsorption behaviors and mechanisms. The physicochemical characteristics of GCRB and GCRB-N were analyzed using Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction and the effects of pH, temperature, ionic strength, and humic acids on the adsorption of herbicides were identified. Moreover, the adsorption kinetics and isotherms were studied. The specific surface area and total pore volume of GCRB-N (405.33 m(2)/g and 0.293 cm(3)/g) were greater than those of GCRB (3.83 m(2)/g and 0.014 cm(3)/g). The GCBR-N could more effectively remove the herbicides (Q(e,exp) of Alachlor = 122.71 mu mol/g, Q(e,exp) of Diuron = 166.42 mu mol/g, and Q(e,exp) of Simazine = 99.16 mu mol/g) than GCRB (Q(e,exp) of Alachlor = 11.74 mu mol/g, Q(e,exp) of Diuron = 9.95 mu mol/g, and Q(e,exp) of Simazine = 6.53 mu mol/g). These results suggested that chemical activation with NaOH might be a promising option to make the GCRB more practical and effective for removing herbicides in the aqueous solutions.
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