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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Industrial Winemaking Waste to Sustainable Palladium(II) Recovery: A Green One-Step Synthesis of Activated Carbon from Grape Seeds.

Tomasz Michałek, Maciej Mańka, Marek Wojnicki

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tomasz MichałekFaculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0128-2153
Maciej MańkaMineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 7A Wybickiego Street, 31-261 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0009-0000-9211-0124
Marek WojnickiFaculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1387-0000

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National Centre for Research and Development TANGO-IV-A/0031/2019-00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing demand for palladium (Pd) necessitates the development of sustainable and efficient recovery methods. This work presents a green, one-step synthesis of activated carbon (AC) from winemaking waste (grape seeds) via direct pyrolysis, eliminating the need for separate, energy-intensive activation. Remarkably, the AC synthesized at the lowest temperature of 400 °C exhibited the highest Pd(II) adsorption capacity (16.20 mg/g at 50 °C), performing comparably to many literature-reported ACs that underwent complex activation processes. Characterization revealed that this optimal material possessed a favorable point of zero charge (PZC 7.78) and the lowest ash content (4.66%). Higher pyrolysis temperatures (400-800 °C) progressively increased surface basicity (PZC up to 11.00) and carboxylic group content (reaching 0.565 mmol/g at 800 °C). A comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) demonstrated the significant environmental advantage of this method, showing a 74% lower total environmental impact and a 92% reduction in acidification potential compared to commercial coal-based AC. These results prove that highly effective Pd(II) recovery can be achieved through a simplified, direct pyrolysis process, offering a sustainable and practical approach for precious metal recycling from waste biomass.

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activated carbonadsorptiongrape seedspalladiumpyrolysissustainability

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