Metal ion removal using a low-cost coconut shell activated carbon bioadsorbent in the recovery of lactic acid from the fermentation broth

Wasupon Wongvitvichot; Sitanan Thitiprasert; Nuttha Thongchul; Thanyalak Chaisuwan

doi:10.1186/s40643-023-00672-1

Bioresources and Bioprocessing ›› 2023, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (1) : 58 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00672-1

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Metal ion removal using a low-cost coconut shell activated carbon bioadsorbent in the recovery of lactic acid from the fermentation broth

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Downstream recovery and purification of lactic acid from the fermentation broth using locally available, low-cost materials derived from agricultural residues was demonstrated herein. Surface modification of coconut shell activated carbon (CSAC) was performed by grafting with carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) using citric acid (CA) as the crosslinking agent. A proper ratio of CMC and CA to CSAC and grafting time improved the surface functionalization of grafted nanostructured CMC-CSAC while the specific surface area and porosity remained unchanged. Lactic acid was partially purified (78%) with the recovery percentage of lactic acid at 96% in single-stage adsorption at room temperature and pH 6 with a 10:1 ratio of cell-free broth to CMC-CSAC bioadsorbent. A thermodynamic study revealed that the adsorption was exothermic and non-spontaneous while the Langmuir isotherm model explained the adsorption phenomena. The results in this study represented the potential of waste utilization as solid adsorbents in green and low-cost adsorption technology.

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Lactic acid recovery / Adsorption / Coconut shell activated carbon / Carboxymethyl cellulose / Thermodynamic and kinetics

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Wasupon Wongvitvichot, Sitanan Thitiprasert, Nuttha Thongchul, Thanyalak Chaisuwan. Metal ion removal using a low-cost coconut shell activated carbon bioadsorbent in the recovery of lactic acid from the fermentation broth. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2023, 10(1): 58 DOI:10.1186/s40643-023-00672-1

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