Processing of Latvian Peat and Waste Coffee as a Biocomposite Material for the Oil Spill Collection
Agronomy Research 2024
Kristīne Irtiševa, Maryna Zhylina, Rūdolfs Baumanis, Jekaterina Kuzmina, Jurijs Ozoliņš, Vjačeslavs Lapkovskis

There is a growing interest in adsorbents of natural origin that are renewable, effective, and able to treat water contaminated by oil products. The current paper investigates a novel bio-based ‘peat-spent coffee grounds’ SCG-HP bio-based composite pellets as a perspective adsorbent for spilt oil products. The preparation and characterisation of SCG-HP bio-based composite material in pellet form is described. This research used homogenised peat (HP) as an efficient, natural binder. The SCG in different proportions (from 12 wt% to 50 wt%) with HP were used for the different types of SCG-HP granulated sorbents. The granule size obtained ranged from 2 to 6 mm with a total porosity of 56–61%. The sorption of the test oil (fresh engine oil Pilot 10W-40 SJ/CF) was investigated. Sorption studies showed maximum adsorption (capacity) from 90 to 125 wt% for SCG-HP granules.


Keywords
adsorption | oil spill | peat bio-based composite | spent coffee grounds | sustainable production | waste recycling
DOI
10.15159/AR.24.040
Hyperlink
https://dspace.emu.ee/items/951be4da-023b-4f65-b0ed-7908071ac43d

Irtiševa, K., Zhylina, M., Baumanis, R., Kuzmina, J., Ozoliņš, J., Lapkovskis, V. Processing of Latvian Peat and Waste Coffee as a Biocomposite Material for the Oil Spill Collection. Agronomy Research, 2024, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp.146-156. ISSN 1406-894X. Available from: doi:10.15159/AR.24.040

Publication language
English (en)
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