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Article

The Influence of Biowaste Type on the Physicochemical and Sorptive Characteristics of Corresponding Biochar Used as Sustainable Sorbent

by
Nikolaos Mourgkogiannis
,
Ioannis Nikolopoulos
,
Eleana Kordouli
*,
Alexis Lycourghiotis
,
Christos Kordulis
and
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
*
Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2024, 16(7), 2889; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072889
Submission received: 28 February 2024 / Revised: 26 March 2024 / Accepted: 27 March 2024 / Published: 30 March 2024
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Abstract

Biowaste raw materials were used for biochar preparation through pyrolysis at 850 °C under a limited oxygen atmosphere. Raw materials and the corresponding biochar samples were characterized by XRD, FTIR, SEM, TGA, N2-sorption, pH-equilibrium, and ash content measurements. These samples were evaluated as sustainable sorbents for use in methylene blue (MB) removal from artificial fresh water. All biochar samples exhibited high specific surface areas (367–870 m2·g−1), low crystallinity, and low population of functional groups (C–O–C, –COOH, –N–O, –N–H, and –OH) on their surfaces. They were mainly micro-porous materials with a significant fraction of pores in the meso-porous range. The specific surface area of the latter pores proved very important for the physical adsorption of MB from aqueous solution. Although the raw materials exhibited low MB sorption capacity, ranging from 29 to 54 mg·g−1, the corresponding biochar samples exhibited important MB sorption efficiency ranging from 58 to 370 mg·g−1. Among the biochar samples studied, those produced from coffee residues proved most promising for MB removal from water solution (sorption capacity: 280–370 mg·g−1), addressing the United Nations Sustainability Development Goal (SDG) 6: Clean Water and Sanitation by improving the index related to anthropogenic wastewater that has received treatment.
Keywords: agricultural wastes; biowaste valorization; biochar; porous materials; pyrolysis; sustainable sorbent agricultural wastes; biowaste valorization; biochar; porous materials; pyrolysis; sustainable sorbent

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Mourgkogiannis, N.; Nikolopoulos, I.; Kordouli, E.; Lycourghiotis, A.; Kordulis, C.; Karapanagioti, H.K. The Influence of Biowaste Type on the Physicochemical and Sorptive Characteristics of Corresponding Biochar Used as Sustainable Sorbent. Sustainability 2024, 16, 2889. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072889

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Mourgkogiannis N, Nikolopoulos I, Kordouli E, Lycourghiotis A, Kordulis C, Karapanagioti HK. The Influence of Biowaste Type on the Physicochemical and Sorptive Characteristics of Corresponding Biochar Used as Sustainable Sorbent. Sustainability. 2024; 16(7):2889. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072889

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Mourgkogiannis, Nikolaos, Ioannis Nikolopoulos, Eleana Kordouli, Alexis Lycourghiotis, Christos Kordulis, and Hrissi K. Karapanagioti. 2024. "The Influence of Biowaste Type on the Physicochemical and Sorptive Characteristics of Corresponding Biochar Used as Sustainable Sorbent" Sustainability 16, no. 7: 2889. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072889

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Mourgkogiannis, N., Nikolopoulos, I., Kordouli, E., Lycourghiotis, A., Kordulis, C., & Karapanagioti, H. K. (2024). The Influence of Biowaste Type on the Physicochemical and Sorptive Characteristics of Corresponding Biochar Used as Sustainable Sorbent. Sustainability, 16(7), 2889. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072889

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