| Title | Norfloxacin adsorption by torrefied coco peat biochar as a novel adsorbent in a circular economy framework |
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| ID_Doc | 4162 |
| Authors | Poddar, K; Sarkar, D; Sarkar, A |
| Title | Norfloxacin adsorption by torrefied coco peat biochar as a novel adsorbent in a circular economy framework |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | The current study reported torrefied coco-peat biochar treated at 200 degrees C, as a novel adsorbent exhibiting phenomenal norfloxacin (NFX) adsorption efficiency. The CHNS analysis confirmed the carbon abundance in the biochar (36.45%), however, XRF analysis indicated a significant presence of K 2 O (27.73%) and chlorine (7.49%). The XRD and Raman spectral analysis confirmed the amorphous structure of the biochar. Multilayer topology was evident in the SEM micrograph of biochar contributing to its large effective surface area. Additionally, the mesoporous structure of the adsorbent was verified by BET. The adsorption mechanism was predicted to be nonionic since the zeta potential of both adsorbent and adsorbate was found negative. The process parameters were optimized at 30 degrees C, pH 6.9, dosage 7 g/L, antibiotic load 494.25 mg/L, and time of 89 min for a maximum of 99.52% adsorption of NFX using Central Composite Design, Analysis of Variance, and Response Surface Methodology. The adsorption process was exothermic, and spontaneous obeying the pseudo-second-order kinetics, while the bulk process was confined to surface adsorption. Isotherm study of NFX adsorption revealed the process to be a favorable, monolayer, and homogeneous adsorption. The NFX molecules were desorbed with an efficiency of 89.19% using 80% ethanol and upon recrystallization, 87.76% of the initial NFX was recovered as crude crystal. Moreover, the NFX removal efficiency was consistent across various water systems, tap water (99.02%), seawater (99.56%), river water (98.92%), pond water (98.26%), and distilled water (99.17%). The technoeconomic analysis identified bulk expense as the biochar preparation ($0.82/kg) and the process will be profitable having recovered NFX sold at $6/kg instead of the present retail price ($71/kg). Thus, the study successfully demonstrated a zero-waste, self-sustainable, and revenue-generating water treatment process implementing the circular economy framework. |
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