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Extraction of polyphenols and synthesis of new activated carbon from spent coffee grounds.

ABSTRACT: A valorization process of spent coffee grounds (SCG) was studied. Thus, a two-stage process, the first stage of polyphenols extraction and synthesis of a carbonaceous precursor and a subsequent stage of obtaining activated carbon (AC) by means of a carbonization process from the precursor of the previous stage, was performed. The extraction was carried out with a hydro-alcoholic solution in a pressure reactor, modifying time, temperature and different mixtures EtOH:H₂O. To optimize the polyphenols extraction, a two-level factorial experimental design with three replicates at the central point was used. The best results were obtained by using a temperature of 80?°C during 30?min with a mixture of EtOH:H₂O 50:50 (v/v). Caffeine and chlorogenic acid were the most abundant compounds in the analysed extracts, ranging from 0.09 to 4.8?mg?g^-1 and 0.06 to 9.7?mg?g^-1, respectively. Similarly, an experimental design was realized in order to analyze the influence of different variables in the AC obtained process (reaction time, temperature and KOH:precursor ratio). The best results were 1?h, 850?°C, and a mixture of 2.5:1. The obtained activated carbons exhibit a great specific surface (between 1600?m²?g^-1 and 2330?m²?g^-1) with a microporous surface. Finally, the adsorption capacity of the activated carbons was evaluated by methylene blue adsorption.

SUBMITTER: Ramon-Goncalves M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6881328 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Extraction of polyphenols and synthesis of new activated carbon from spent coffee grounds.

Ramón-Gonçalves Marina M Alcaraz Lorena L Pérez-Ferreras Susana S León-González María Eugenia ME Rosales-Conrado Noelia N López Félix A FA

Scientific reports 20191127 1

A valorization process of spent coffee grounds (SCG) was studied. Thus, a two-stage process, the first stage of polyphenols extraction and synthesis of a carbonaceous precursor and a subsequent stage of obtaining activated carbon (AC) by means of a carbonization process from the precursor of the previous stage, was performed. The extraction was carried out with a hydro-alcoholic solution in a pressure reactor, modifying time, temperature and different mixtures EtOH:H<sub>2</sub>O. To optimize th ...[more]

PMID: 31776434

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