Removal of pollutants from liquid and gaseous effluents by adsorbents prepared from waste biomass

Carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere and the presence of dyes in water resources are severe environmental issues to be solved. Consequently, in this work, adsorption is proposed as an efficient technique for both CO₂ capture from post-combustion process streams and dye removal from aqueous...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Pimentel, Catarina Helena da Silveira Miranda Guedes
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/32568
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32568
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:330801 Control de la contaminación atmosférica
330811 Control de la contaminación del agua
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Sumario:Carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere and the presence of dyes in water resources are severe environmental issues to be solved. Consequently, in this work, adsorption is proposed as an efficient technique for both CO₂ capture from post-combustion process streams and dye removal from aqueous solutions. Pine sawdust, an eco-friendly and abundant residue from the wood industry, was used as adsorbent directly and after its conversion in biochar and activated carbons. The materials produced were thoroughly characterized and applied for CO₂ capture and for acid wood dye removal in batch and continuous mode analyzing the effect of various operational conditions. The results obtained demonstrated that pine sawdust-based carbons are promising alternatives to commercial activated carbons for the applications proposed.