Preparation, characterization, and application of modified magnetic biochar for the removal of benzotriazole: process optimization, isotherm and kinetic studies, and adsorbent regeneration | Zendy

Maryam Hasanzadeh | Zendy; Yaser Soltaninejad | Zendy; Shirin Esmaeili | Zendy; Ali Akbar Babaei | Zendy

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Preparation, characterization, and application of modified magnetic biochar for the removal of benzotriazole: process optimization, isotherm and kinetic studies, and adsorbent regeneration

Author(s) -

Maryam Hasanzadeh,

Yaser Soltaninejad,

Shirin Esmaeili,

Ali Akbar Babaei

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

water science and technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.406

H-Index - 137

eISSN - 1996-9732

pISSN - 0273-1223

DOI - 10.2166/wst.2022.092

Subject(s) - biochar , adsorption , langmuir adsorption model , endothermic process , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , benzotriazole , aqueous solution , nuclear chemistry , response surface methodology , materials science , chemistry , scanning electron microscope , chemical engineering , pyrolysis , analytical chemistry (journal) , chromatography , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering

The adsorption of benzotriazole (BTA) by chemically modied magnetic biochar (MMBC) as a cheap and abundant biosorbent was investigated and optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). Initially, MMBC composite was synthesized and characterized by SEM, EDX, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, and BET techniques. The characterization results confirmed the existence of Fe3O4 in the composite structure, which had uniformly dispersed over biochar (BC) with porous texture. Moreover, the presence of Zn and cl elements in EDX analysis indicated magnetic biochar (MBC) has been modified successfully. The effects of chemical modication methods on the adsorption capacity of magnetic biochar were investigated. Maximum BTA removal efficiency was demonstrated by MMBC, modifying using ZnCl2 (>99%). Optimization was carried out based on reaction time, BTA concentration and the concentration of absorbent. Optimum experimental conditions for the removal of BTA from aqueous solutions were found to be 35 min of reaction time, 0.55 g/L of adsorbent, and 50 mg/L of initial BTA concentration. At these optimal conditions, the predicted BTA adsorption efficiency was 92.6%. The adsorption process followed the Avrami fractional-order reaction kinetic and the Langmuir adsorption isotherm with the maximum adsorption capacity of 563.1 mg/g. The values of thermodynamic parameters demonstrated that the adsorption of BTA on ZnCl2-MBC is endothermic and spontaneous. Under optimum usage of MMBC, the adsorptive removal efficiency of BTA non-signicantly decreased from 99.2 to 93.9% after the 5th cycle. Thus, MMBC can be recommended as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective adsorbent to remove micropollutants from water.

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