One-pot synthesis of carbon supported calcined-Mg/Al layered double hydroxides for antibiotic removal by slow pyrolysis of biomass waste

Sci Rep. 2016 Dec 21:6:39691. doi: 10.1038/srep39691.

Abstract

A biochar supported calcined-Mg/Al layered double hydroxides composite (CLDHs/BC) was synthesized by a one-pot slow pyrolysis of LDHs preloaded bagasse biomass. Multiple characterizations of the product illustrated that the calcined-Mg/Al layered double hydroxides (CLDHs) were successfully coated onto the biochar in slow pyrolysis of pre-treated biomass. The as-synthesized CLDHs/BC could efficiently remove antibiotic tetracycline from aqueous solutions. The coating of CLDHs significantly increased the adsorption ability of biochar, and CLDHs/BC exhibited more than 2 times higher adsorption capacity than that of the pristine biochar (BC) in the tested pH range. The maximum adsorption capacity of CLDHs/BC for tetracycline was 1118.12 mg/g at 318 K. The experimental results suggested that the interaction with LDHs on biochar played a dominant role in tetracycline adsorption, accompanied with π-π interaction and hydrogen bond. This study provides a feasible and simple approach for the preparation of high-performance material for antibiotics contaminated wastewater treatment in a cost-effective way.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Aluminum / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Biomass*
  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Catalytic Domain
  • Cellulose
  • Charcoal
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydroxides / chemical synthesis*
  • Hydroxides / chemistry*
  • Magnesium / chemistry*
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Tetracycline / chemistry
  • Thermodynamics
  • Wastewater
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / chemistry
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Hydroxides
  • Waste Water
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • biochar
  • Charcoal
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Carbon
  • Cellulose
  • bagasse
  • Aluminum
  • Tetracycline
  • Magnesium