{"id":434423,"date":"2026-08-24T17:24:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/?post_type=tnc_col_19837_item&#038;p=434423"},"modified":"2026-08-24T18:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:31:52","slug":"enhanced-tetracycline-adsorption-using-koh-modified-biochar-derived-from-waste-activated-sludge-in-aqueous-solutions","status":"publish","type":"tnc_col_19837_item","link":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/scholarly-work-usj\/enhanced-tetracycline-adsorption-using-koh-modified-biochar-derived-from-waste-activated-sludge-in-aqueous-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"ENHANCED TETRACYCLINE ADSORPTION USING KOH-MODIFIED BIOCHAR DERIVED FROM WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANTIBIOTIC POLLUTION POSES A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WORLDWIDE, POSING RISKS TO ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING. TRANSFORMING WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE INTO ADSORBENTS FOR ANTIBIOTIC REMOVAL ALIGNS WITH THE CONCEPT OF UTILIZING WASTE TO TREAT WASTE. HOWEVER, THE ADSORPTION EFFICIENCY OF THESE ADSORBENTS IS CURRENTLY LIMITED. THIS STUDY IDENTIFIED KOH MODIFICATION AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR ENHANCING TETRACYCLINE (TC) ADSORPTION BY SLUDGE BIOCHAR THROUGH A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ACID, ALKALI, AND OXIDANT MODIFICATIONS. THE ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF TC UPON UNMODIFIED SLUDGE BIOCHAR (BC) AS WELL AS KOH-MODIFIED SLUDGE BIOCHAR (BC-KOH) WERE INVESTIGATED IN TERMS OF EQUILIBRIUM, KINETICS, AND THERMODYNAMICS. BC-KOH EXHIBITED HIGHER POROSITY, GREATER SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA, AND INCREASED ABUNDANCE OF OXYGEN-BASED FUNCTIONAL GROUPS COMPARED TO BC. THE TC ADSORPTION ON BC-KOH CONFORMED THE ELOVICH AND LANGMUIR MODELS, WITH A MAXIMUM ADSORPTION CAPACITY OF 243.3 MG\/G AT 298 K. THE ADSORPTION MECHANISMS INCLUDED ION EXCHANGE, HYDROGEN BONDING, PORE FILLING, AND ELECTROSTATIC ADSORPTION, AS WELL AS \u03a0-\u03a0 INTERACTIONS. INTERFERENCE WITH TC ADSORPTION ON BC-KOH WAS OBSERVED WITH HCO3\u2212, PO43\u2212, CA2+, AND MG2+, WHEREAS CL\u2212, NO3\u2212, AND SO42\u2212 IONS EXHIBITED MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE ADSORPTION PROCESS. FOLLOWING THREE CYCLES OF UTILIZATION, THERE WAS A SLIGHT 5.94% REDUCTION IN THE EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION CAPACITY, YET THE ADSORPTION CAPACITY REMAINED 4.5 TIMES GREATER THAN THAT OF UNMODIFIED SLUDGE BC, UNDERSCORING ITS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. 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