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Title Use of carbon from the agricultural industry for the synthesis of catalysts destined to oxyanions removal from water
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Authors Peroni, MB; Ocsachoque, MA; Michelena, L; Fernández, MA; Zelaya-Soule, ME; Fermanelli, C; Casella, ML; Saux, C; Jaworski, MA
Title Use of carbon from the agricultural industry for the synthesis of catalysts destined to oxyanions removal from water
Year 2023
Published
DOI 10.1007/s11356-023-29644
Abstract Remediation of water contaminated with oxyanions is of great importance due to the toxicity and environmental persistence of these chemical species. The present work describes the elimination of different oxyanions in water using catalysts supported on active carbon obtained from an agricultural residue (peanut shells, CPeanut) and active commercial carbon (CCom) in order to compare their structural and catalytic properties. The synthesized CPeanut and CCom were fully characterized by surface analysis, TGA, TPR, SEM-EDX, FT-IR, and TEM. It was observed that CPeanut presented similar superficial characteristics to CCom, being an adequate support to synthesize catalysts. With both carbons, catalysts based on Cu, Pd, and PdCu were prepared and evaluated in the elimination of NO3-, NO2-, and BrO3- from water using H2 as a reducing agent. The bimetallic catalysts prepared on both supports were active in the oxyanions reduction, obtaining good selectivities to the products of interest. In this sense, this work presents a potential re-use of agricultural wastes by preparing activated carbon from peanut shell residues in order to reduce the waste volume generated. In addition, the material synthetized is low cost due to its large-scale production and great availability in Argentina. The carbon obtained from the peanut shells provides a potential application in the environmental remediation of water contaminated with oxyanions.
Author Keywords Water pollution; Peanut shell; Circular economy; Oxyanions elimination; Catalytic hydrogenation
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001068098100013
WoS Category Environmental Sciences
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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