scholarly journals Nano-Intermediate of Magnetite Nanoparticles Supported on Activated Carbon from Spent Coffee Grounds for Treatment of Wastewater from Oil Industry and Energy Production

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Laura Acosta ◽  
Dahiana Galeano-Caro ◽  
Oscar E. Medina ◽  
Farid B. Cortés ◽  
Camilo A. Franco
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Magnetite Nanoparticles ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Spent Coffee Grounds ◽  
Coffee Grounds ◽  
Co Precipitation ◽  
By Products

This work focused on evaluating the adsorptive removal of crude oil using a nano-intermediate based on magnetite nanoparticles supported on activated carbon synthesized from spent coffee grounds and the subsequent catalytic oil decomposition to recover by-products and regenerate the support material. The magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized by the co-precipitation method and were used as active phases on prepared activated carbon. The amount of crude oil adsorbed was determined by adsorption isotherms. In addition, dynamic tests were performed on a packed bed to evaluate the efficiency of the removal process. Thermogravimetric analysis and mass spectrometry were used to evaluate the catalytic powder and the quantification of by-products. Contrasting the results with commercial carbon, the one synthesized from the coffee residue showed a greater affinity for the oil. Likewise, the adsorption capacity increased by doping activated carbon with magnetite nanoparticles, obtaining an efficiency greater than 10%. The crude oil decomposition was carried out successfully by thermal cracking, obtaining a 100% removal. The gas produced after decomposition contains light hydrocarbons such as C2H4 and CH4 and shows a decrease in polluting species such as CO and CO2, leading to greater environmental sustainability of the process.

scholarly journals Preparation of Activated Carbons from Spent Coffee Grounds and Coffee Parchment and Assessment of Their Adsorbent Efficiency

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1396
Author(s):  
Gustavo A. Figueroa Campos ◽  
Jeffrey Paulo H. Perez ◽  
Inga Block ◽  
Sorel Tchewonpi Sagu ◽  
Pedro Saravia Celis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Activated Carbons ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Spent Coffee Grounds ◽  
Hydrophobic Compounds ◽  
Coffee Grounds ◽  
By Products

The valorization of coffee wastes through modification to activated carbon has been considered as a low-cost adsorbent with prospective to compete with commercial carbons. So far, very few studies have referred to the valorization of coffee parchment into activated carbon. Moreover, low-cost and efficient activation methods need to be more investigated. The aim of this work was to prepare activated carbon from spent coffee grounds and parchment, and to assess their adsorption performance. The co-calcination processing with calcium carbonate was used to prepare the activated carbons, and their adsorption capacity for organic acids, phenolic compounds and proteins was evaluated. Both spent coffee grounds and parchment showed yields after the calcination and washing treatments of around 9.0%. The adsorption of lactic acid was found to be optimal at pH 2. The maximum adsorption capacity of lactic acid with standard commercial granular activated carbon was 73.78 mg/g, while the values of 32.33 and 14.73 mg/g were registered for the parchment and spent coffee grounds activated carbons, respectively. The Langmuir isotherm showed that lactic acid was adsorbed as a monolayer and distributed homogeneously on the surface. Around 50% of total phenols and protein content from coffee wastewater were adsorbed after treatment with the prepared activated carbons, while 44, 43, and up to 84% of hydrophobic compounds were removed using parchment, spent coffee grounds and commercial activated carbon, respectively; the adsorption efficiencies of hydrophilic compounds ranged between 13 and 48%. Finally, these results illustrate the potential valorization of coffee by-products parchment and spent coffee grounds into activated carbon and their use as low-cost adsorbent for the removal of organic compounds from aqueous solutions.

scholarly journals Performance Optimisation of Fuel Pellets Comprising Pepper Stem and Coffee Grounds through Mixing Ratios and Torrefaction

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4667
Author(s):  
Sunyong Park ◽  
Hui-Rim Jeong ◽  
Yun-A Shin ◽  
Seok-Jun Kim ◽  
Young-Min Ju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calorific Value ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Spent Coffee Grounds ◽  
Mixing Ratios ◽  
Moisture Contents ◽  
Fuel Pellets ◽  
Coffee Grounds ◽  
Coffee Ground ◽  
Fuel Characteristics ◽  
By Products

Agricultural by-products have several disadvantages as fuel, such as low calorific values and high ash contents. To address these disadvantages, this study examined the mixing of agricultural by-products and spent coffee grounds, for use as a solid fuel, and the improvement of fuel characteristics through torrefaction. Pepper stems and spent coffee grounds were first dried to moisture contents of <15% and then combined, with mixing ratios varying from 9:1 to 6:4. Fuel pellets were produced from these mixtures using a commercial pelletiser, evaluated against various standards, and classified as grade A, B, or Bio-SRF. The optimal ratio of pepper stems to spent coffee grounds was determined to be 8:2. The pellets were torrefied to improve their fuel characteristics. Different torrefaction temperatures improved the mass yields of the pellets to between 50.87% and 88.27%. The calorific value increased from 19.9% to 26.8% at 290 °C. The optimal torrefaction temperature for coffee ground pellets was 230 °C, while for other pellets, it was 250 °C. This study provides basic information on the potential enhancement of agricultural by-products for fuel applications.

scholarly journals Effect of Processed Beverage By-Product-Based Diets on Biological Parameters, Conversion Efficiency and Body Composition of Hermetia illucens (L) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 475
Author(s):  
Vassilios Sideris ◽  
Maria Georgiadou ◽  
Georgios Papadoulis ◽  
Konstantinos Mountzouris ◽  
Antonios Tsagkarakis
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Larval Density ◽  
Mass Reduction ◽  
Spent Coffee Grounds ◽  
Hermetia Illucens ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Spent Grains ◽  
Coffee Grounds ◽  
By Products

The effect of spent coffee grounds (SCG), brewer’s spent grains (BSG) and their mixtures with the addition of brewer’s yeast (BY) were tested in two rearing densities of the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (L.). Different treatments were investigated on larval development, survival, yield, protein conversion (PrCR) and bioconversion rate (BCR), substrate mass reduction and body composition of the insect. BSF larvae were able to develop sufficiently in all diets, except on sole SCG. The addition of BY enhanced the performance properties of diets, especially in the case of SCG, where larvae underperformed. Substrate mass reduction, PrCR and BCR were affected only by feed and exhibited higher values on reference feed, followed by BSG and SCG+BSG enriched with BY. Density did not have a significant effect on various larval nutrients, except for fat, which was higher on larvae fed enriched feeds with BY and in the 300 larval density. The interaction between feed and density strongly affected the nitrogen and protein levels, larval yield and ash. Generally, diets which contained SCG exhibited high larval crude protein levels. Our results illustrate that low value beverage by-products can be successfully utilized as constituents of a successful BSF diet.

Application of Optimised Nanocarbon Materials and Biofertilisers as a Potent Superfertiliser: Towards Sustainable Agriculture Production

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 812-819
Author(s):  
Mohamed Helmi Hadj Alouane ◽  
Faheem Ahmed ◽  
Nermin Adel Hussein El Semary ◽  
Munirah F. Aldayel ◽  
Fatimah H. Alhaweti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Carbon Nanomaterials ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Nanocarbon Materials ◽  
Co Precipitation ◽  
Carbon Based Nanomaterials ◽  
Dose Dependent

In this work, carbon-based nanomaterials including; carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene were combined with biofertilisers and tested their impact on germination of Hordeum vulgare. The interaction between nanomaterials and biofertilisers was analysed. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed that the surface of algal cells was covered with carbon nanomaterials including graphene and CNTs. Raman studies showed the characteristic band of graphene, CNTs and Algal cells. The combination of carbon nanomaterials with biofertilizers resulted in significantly better growth than with nanomaterials individually. To prepare a more effective superfertiliser, zinc ferrites (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticles were added to the nanomaterials-biofertilisers combination. These zinc ferrites nanofertilisers had a size ranging from 8–12 nm and were prepared by co-precipitation method and used at two different doses. The results showed that the growth parameters were increased most significantly with addition of 0.25 ml of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles. Increasing the dose caused a less increase in growth parameters. These results indicated that increase in growth parameters was dose-dependent. These results demonstrated a great promise for novel formulation of superfertiliser that significantly enhanced plant growth without pollution or excessive use of harmful chemicals for better food security and environmental sustainability.

scholarly journals A Review of Coffee By-Products Including Leaf, Flower, Cherry, Husk, Silver Skin, and Spent Grounds as Novel Foods within the European Union

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tizian Klingel ◽  
Jonathan I. Kremer ◽  
Vera Gottstein ◽  
Tabata Rajcic de Rezende ◽  
Steffen Schwarz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Safety Data ◽  
Coffee Bean ◽  
Green Coffee ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Spent Coffee Grounds ◽  
Novel Food ◽  
Coffee Grounds ◽  
By Products

The coffee plant Coffea spp. offers much more than the well-known drink made from the roasted coffee bean. During its cultivation and production, a wide variety of by-products are accrued, most of which are currently unused, thermally recycled, or used as animal feed. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of novel coffee products in the food sector and their current legal classification in the European Union (EU). For this purpose, we have reviewed the literature on the composition and safety of coffee flowers, leaves, pulp, husk, parchment, green coffee, silver skin, and spent coffee grounds. Some of these products have a history of consumption in Europe (green coffee), while others have already been used as traditional food in non-EU-member countries (coffee leaves, notification currently pending), or an application for authorization as novel food has already been submitted (husks, flour from spent coffee grounds). For the other products, toxicity and/or safety data appear to be lacking, necessitating further studies to fulfill the requirements of novel food applications.

scholarly journals Synthesis of Dietetic Structured Lipids from Spent Coffee Grounds Crude Oil Catalyzed by Commercial Immobilized Lipases and Immobilized Rhizopus oryzae Lipase on Biochar and Hybrid Support

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1542
Author(s):  
Danyelle A. Mota ◽  
Jefferson C. B. Santos ◽  
Diana Faria ◽  
Álvaro S. Lima ◽  
Laiza C. Krause ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Rhizopus Oryzae ◽  
Structured Lipids ◽  
Thermomyces Lanuginosus ◽  
Spent Coffee Grounds ◽  
Lipozyme Tl Im ◽  
Rhizopus Oryzae Lipase ◽  
Lipozyme Rm Im ◽  
Coffee Grounds ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

The aim of this study was the valorization of coffee industry residues, namely spent coffee grounds (SCG) as a source of oil, and silverskin (CS) as a source of both oil and biomass, under the concept of the circular economy. Therefore, crude oil from SCG was used to produce low-calorie structured lipids (SL) for food and pharmaceutical industries, and CS to produce biochar by pyrolysis for biotechnological uses. SL were obtained by acidolysis with caprylic or capric acid, or interesterification with ethyl caprylate or ethyl caprate, in solvent-free media, catalyzed by immobilized sn-1,3 regioselective lipases. Silverskin biochar (BIO) was directly used as enzyme carrier or to produce hybrid organic-silica (HB) supports for enzyme immobilization. Rhizopus oryzae lipase (ROL) immobilized on Amberlite (AMB), silica (SIL), BIO or HB, and the commercial immobilized Thermomyces lanuginosus (Lipozyme TL IM) and Rhizomucor miehei (Lipozyme RM IM) lipases were tested. Lipozyme RM IM showed better results in SL production than Lipozyme TLIM or ROL on BIO, SIL or HB. About 90% triacylglycerol conversion was attained after 7 h acidolysis or interesterification. Lipozyme RM IM was more stable in interesterification (80% and 65% activity with ethyl caprylate or ethyl caprate) than in acidolysis (first-order decay) after 10 reuses.

Spent coffee grounds-based activated carbon preparation for sequestering of malachite green

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Wei Lim ◽  
Keat-Ying Lam ◽  
Mohammed J. K. Bashir ◽  
Yin-Fong Yeong ◽  
Man-Kee Lam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Malachite Green ◽  
Spent Coffee Grounds ◽  
Coffee Grounds

Magnetite nanoparticles prepared by co-precipitation method in different conditions

2015 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. Aphesteguy ◽  
G.V. Kurlyandskaya ◽  
J.P. de Celis ◽  
A.P. Safronov ◽  
N.N. Schegoleva
Keyword(s):  
Magnetite Nanoparticles ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Co Precipitation

scholarly journals Modification of Magnetite Nanoparticles with Triazine-Based Dendrons and Their Application as Drug-Transporting Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (21) ◽  
pp. 11353
Author(s):  
Mateusz Pawlaczyk ◽  
Grzegorz Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Magnetite Nanoparticles ◽  
In Vitro Release ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Support Surface ◽  
Synthetic Approach ◽  
Release Studies ◽  
Amine Groups ◽  
Co Precipitation ◽  
Vitro Release

The following research aims at the synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles functionalized with triazine-based dendrons and the application of the obtained materials as effective sorptive materials dedicated to acidic bioactive compounds. The adopted synthetic approach involved: (1) the synthesis of nanosized Fe3O4 particles via classic co-precipitation method, (2) the introduction of amine groups on their surface leading to materials’ precursor, and (3) the final synthesis of branched triazine-based dendrons on the support surface by an iterative reaction between cyanuric chloride (CC) and piperazine (p) or diethylenetriamine (DETA) via nucleophilic substitution. The characterized materials were tested for their adsorptive properties towards folic acid, 18β–glycyrrhetinic acid, and vancomycin, showing high adsorption capacities varying in the ranges of 53.33–401.61, 75.82–223.71, and 68.17–132.45 mg g–1, respectively. The formed material–drug complexes were also characterized for the drug-delivery potential, performed as in vitro release studies at pH 2.0 and 7.4, which mimics the physiological conditions. The release profiles showed that the proposed materials are able to deliver up to 95.2% of the drugs within 48 h, which makes them efficient candidates for further biomedical applications.

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