Use of Novel Hydrochar from Co‑carbonization of Hazelnut and Pistachio Shells for Tetracycline Removal from Aqueous Solution

Authors : Hasan Sayğili, Gülbahar Akkaya Sayğili

Pages : 208-218

Doi:10.55117/bufbd.1357853

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Publication Date : 2023-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In present work, the use of a new hydrochar (HSPSHC) produced by the combined hydrothermal carbonization (co-HTC) of hazelnut and pistachio shells (HS and PS) as a sorbent material in tetracycline (TC) antibiotic removal from water was investigated. It was obtained from hydrothermal carbonization of HSPSHC, hazelnut and pistachio shells by mixing 1:1 by mass at 220 oC for 6 h. Mass yield, energy density and higher heating value parameters were calculated for HSPSHC, and the surface chemistry was characterised using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). TC adsorption on HSPSHC was carried out by kinetic and isotherm studies using batch method. The experimental kinetic results were qualified in pseudo first-order (PFO) and second-order (PSO) kinetic equations and it was observed that the adsorption complied with the PSO kinetics. The experimentally obtained results were applied to Langmuir and Freundlich model equations and isotherm modeling was performed. The adsorption isotherm of TC on the prepared hydrochar was well fitted by the Langmuir equation, which yielded a maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of TC of qm: 137.06 mg/g at 323 K and pH 4.0 on the HSPSHC hydrochar. In addition, thermodynamic studies revealed that the adsorption of TC by HSPSHC is spontaneous and is an endothermic process.
Keywords : Hidrotermal ko karbonizasyon, Fındık ve fıstık kabukları, Ürün karakterizasyonu, Tetrasiklin, Giderim