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CO2 uptake on fruit wastes-derived activated hydrochars: systematic modeling of adsorption kinetics and isotherms

2025-12-05
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Sooraj Mohan, K. Ashwini, P. Dinesha

Abstract

Climate change mitigation requires efficient and low-cost approaches for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, and valorization of fruit waste offers a sustainable pathway to address this challenge. This study establishes a systematic modeling framework for interpreting CO2 adsorption on activated hydrochars derived from banana and orange peels synthesized via hydrothermal carbonization. Multiple kinetic and isotherm models were evaluated using both the coefficient of determination (\(\:{R}^{2}\)) and the Akaike Information Criterion (\(\:AIC\)) to ensure robust comparison. Kinetic analyses revealed that the pseudo-second-order model (\(\:{R}^{2}\) = 0.997, lowest \(\:AIC\)) and Elovich model best describe the uptake behavior, indicating chemisorption on heterogeneous surfaces. Equilibrium data were most consistent with the Tóth and Sips models (\(\:{R}^{2}\) > 0.99), supporting monolayer adsorption coupled with micropore filling. By combining statistical rigor with mechanistic interpretation, this work advances understanding of the adsorption mechanisms of fruit waste-derived hydrochars and highlights their promise as scalable and sustainable sorbents for CO2 capture.

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Abbreviations

\(\:A\) :

Temkin constant

AIC:

Akaike information criterion

\(\:{a}_{R}\) :

Isotherm constant of Redlich-Peterson isotherm

\(\:b\) :

Langmuir affinity constant

\(\:C\) :

Intraparticle diffusion boundary layer thickness

CCS:

Carbon capture and storage

CCUS:

Carbon capture utilization and storage

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

DI:

Deionized

HTC:

Hydrothermal carbonization

\(\:{k}_{1}\) :

Rate constant in pseudo-first order

\(\:{k}_{2}\) :

Rate constant in pseudo-second order

\(\:{k}_{F}\) :

Freundlich constant

\(\:{k}_{id}\) :

Intraparticle diffusion constant

KOH:

Potassium hydroxide

\(\:{k}_{R}\) :

Isotherm constant of Redlich-Peterson isotherm

MOF:

Metal organic framework

\(\:n\) :

Heterogeneity parameter

\(\:P\) :

Pressure

P0:

Saturated vapor pressure of CO2

PFO:

Pseudo-first order

PSO:

Pseudo-second order

\(\:q\) :

CO2adsorption

\(\:{q}_{e}\) :

Equilibrium concentration of CO2adsorbed

\(\:{q}_{exp}\) :

Experimental adsorption of CO2

\(\:{\stackrel{-}{q}}_{exp}\) :

Mean experimental adsorption of CO2

\(\:{q}_{m}\) :

Saturated adsorption of CO2

\(\:{q}_{mod}\) :

Kinetic model determined adsorption of CO2

\(\:R\) :

Gas constant

\(\:{R}^{2}\) :

Coefficient of correlation

\(\:RSS\) :

Residual sum of squared

SDG:

Sustainable development goal

t:

Time

\(\:\alpha\) :

Initial adsorption rate in Elovich isotherm

\(\beta\) :

Desorption constant in Elovich isotherm

\(\beta_{R}\) :

Heterogeneity parameter in Redlich-Peterson isotherm

\(\wedge\) :

Adsorption potential in Dubinin-Ashtakhov isotherm

\(\phi\) :

Temkin constant

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The authors would like to thank Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, for funding this research through its SEED Grant of October 2024 (PI: Sooraj Mohan).

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  2. Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management, Bantakal, Udupi, 574 115, India

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Sooraj Mohan: Conceptualization, Investigation, Formal analysis, Software, Writing– original draft, review, and editing. K. Ashwini: Software, Analysis, and Writing - original draft. P. Dinesha: Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, review, and editing.

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Mohan, S., Ashwini, K. & Dinesha, P. CO2 uptake on fruit wastes-derived activated hydrochars: systematic modeling of adsorption kinetics and isotherms. Sci Rep (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-30726-7

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Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Carbon capture
  • Char
  • Climate change mitigation
  • CO2
  • Kinetics

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  • Environmental sciences
  • Materials science

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