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Integration of biosorption operation with biorefinery and biofuel production processes in context of bioeconomy and zero-waste approaches: a pre-feasibility study on Nigella sativa L

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The biosorption potential of biowaste leftover from the fixed oil biorefinery process of Nigella sativa L. for the production of biofuel was first explored on the basis of concepts of bioeconomy and zero-waste to clean the impurity of synthetic dye from water environment in the current study. A triarylmethane-type synthetic dye called FD&C Green No 3 (E143, C.I. 42,053) as model compound was used to investigate the biosorption performance of biorefinery waste–based novel biosorbent. The main process parameters (biowaste amount (m), pH, FD&C Green No 3 concentration (Ci), and biosorption time (t)) optimization, kinetics, equilibrium, and thermodynamics batch-type experiments were done to clarify the nature of synthetic dye biosorption operation. The characterization and comparison studies were also made for the green waste as a biosorbent material. The optimum values of biosorption process variables studied were found to be Ci of 15 mg L−1, t of 360 min, m of 10 mg, and pH of 3. Referring to the results of statistical tests of coefficient of determination (R2), adjusted coefficient of determination (AdjR2), and root mean squared error (RMSE), it was seen that the experimental data of biosorption followed Elovich kinetics model (R2: 0.96, AdjR2: 0.96, and RMSE: 6.76 for 15 mg L−1) and Freundlich isotherm model (R2: 1.00, AdjR2: 1.00, and RMSE: 1.20). The thermodynamics data obtained showed that the process was physical, spontaneous, and energetically favorable. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy studies indicated that the biorefinery waste possessed an inhomogeneous surface morphology including many cavities and protuberances, and a rich functional group profile. Considering Langmuir biosorption capacity of biowaste (119.86 mg g−1), it exhibited higher purification performance than various sorbent materials reported in the literature. This pre-feasibility study indicated that the biorefinery waste of N. sativa L. could be utilized as promising biosorbent material to purify the synthetic dye impurity from aqueous environment, and the integration of biosorption with the processes of biorefinery and biofuel production could make all these operations more economically and environmentally sustainable.

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Deniz, F. Integration of biosorption operation with biorefinery and biofuel production processes in context of bioeconomy and zero-waste approaches: a pre-feasibility study on Nigella sativa L. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 11571–11581 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-02022-7

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