Guadua angustifolia biochar/TiO2 composite and biochar as bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural application

Abstract Globally, the companies that make commercial use of bamboo culms produce different kinds of solid waste rich in lignocellulosic biomass, which in some cases is not used and is discarded in landfills or incinerated in the open air; losing the possibility of recovering them and using them in...

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Main Authors: Luis A. Cañon-Tafur, Juan F. Mateus-Maldonado, Hair Santiago Lozano-Puentes, Carlos D. Herrera-Acosta, Juan J. Sánchez-Matiz, Lucía A. Díaz-Ariza, Geison Modesti Costa, Luis C. Jiménez-Borrego, Ana K. Carrascal-Camacho, Aura M. Pedroza-Rodríguez
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author Luis A. Cañon-Tafur
Juan F. Mateus-Maldonado
Hair Santiago Lozano-Puentes
Carlos D. Herrera-Acosta
Juan J. Sánchez-Matiz
Lucía A. Díaz-Ariza
Geison Modesti Costa
Luis C. Jiménez-Borrego
Ana K. Carrascal-Camacho
Aura M. Pedroza-Rodríguez
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Luis C. Jiménez-Borrego
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Aura M. Pedroza-Rodríguez
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description Abstract Globally, the companies that make commercial use of bamboo culms produce different kinds of solid waste rich in lignocellulosic biomass, which in some cases is not used and is discarded in landfills or incinerated in the open air; losing the possibility of recovering them and using them in other productive sectors. The research objective were to produce a biochar from Guadua agustifolia  Kunth sawdust, evaluate its potential environmental and agricultural use, obtain a biochar/TiO2  composite to inactivate Escherichia coli and use the biochar as a soil conditioner in medicinal plants producing phenolic compounds and flavonoids. Biochar composite (produced at 300 °C for 1 h) involved TiO2 at 450 °C for 1 h for inactivation of E. coli (initial concentration: 6.5 ± 0.3 Log10 CFU mL− 1). For agriculture, 2% biochar was used to evaluate B. pilosa L. and G. angustifolia  plant growth for 90 days. The biochar/TiO2  composite had a high photocatalytic activity on E. coli, generating a final count of 1.97 ± 0.2 Log10 CFU mL− 1 after 60 min. Biochar (2%) increased the total phenol and flavonoid content in the medicinal plant B. pilosa L. and total phenols in G. angustifolia, tested at the nursery stage. This study provides new information on the conversion and use of G. angustifolia sawdust as an alternative for new bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural applications. In addition, obtaining biochar and composite could positively impact the bamboo production chain in Colombia because of renewable and globally accepted alternatives that help capture gaseous emissions causing the greenhouse effect.
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spelling doaj-art-3a7f85154c88497f90ae6d826c58a6932025-01-05T12:16:39ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115112310.1038/s41598-024-81761-9Guadua angustifolia biochar/TiO2 composite and biochar as bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural applicationLuis A. Cañon-Tafur0Juan F. Mateus-Maldonado1Hair Santiago Lozano-Puentes2Carlos D. Herrera-Acosta3Juan J. Sánchez-Matiz4Lucía A. Díaz-Ariza5Geison Modesti Costa6Luis C. Jiménez-Borrego7Ana K. Carrascal-Camacho8Aura M. Pedroza-Rodríguez9Laboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental y Suelos, Unidad de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (UNIDIA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLaboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental y Suelos, Unidad de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (UNIDIA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLaboratorio Asociaciones Suelo, Planta Microorganismo (LAMIC), Grupo de Investigación en Agricultura Biológica, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLaboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental y Suelos, Unidad de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (UNIDIA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLaboratorio Asociaciones Suelo, Planta Microorganismo (LAMIC), Grupo de Investigación en Agricultura Biológica, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLaboratorio Asociaciones Suelo, Planta Microorganismo (LAMIC), Grupo de Investigación en Agricultura Biológica, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLaboratorio de Fitoquímica, Grupo de Investigación Fitoquímica (GIFUJ), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLaboratorio de Películas Delgadas y Nanofotónica, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLaboratorio de Microbiología de Alimentos. Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLaboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental y Suelos, Unidad de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (UNIDIA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad JaverianaAbstract Globally, the companies that make commercial use of bamboo culms produce different kinds of solid waste rich in lignocellulosic biomass, which in some cases is not used and is discarded in landfills or incinerated in the open air; losing the possibility of recovering them and using them in other productive sectors. The research objective were to produce a biochar from Guadua agustifolia  Kunth sawdust, evaluate its potential environmental and agricultural use, obtain a biochar/TiO2  composite to inactivate Escherichia coli and use the biochar as a soil conditioner in medicinal plants producing phenolic compounds and flavonoids. Biochar composite (produced at 300 °C for 1 h) involved TiO2 at 450 °C for 1 h for inactivation of E. coli (initial concentration: 6.5 ± 0.3 Log10 CFU mL− 1). For agriculture, 2% biochar was used to evaluate B. pilosa L. and G. angustifolia  plant growth for 90 days. The biochar/TiO2  composite had a high photocatalytic activity on E. coli, generating a final count of 1.97 ± 0.2 Log10 CFU mL− 1 after 60 min. Biochar (2%) increased the total phenol and flavonoid content in the medicinal plant B. pilosa L. and total phenols in G. angustifolia, tested at the nursery stage. This study provides new information on the conversion and use of G. angustifolia sawdust as an alternative for new bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural applications. In addition, obtaining biochar and composite could positively impact the bamboo production chain in Colombia because of renewable and globally accepted alternatives that help capture gaseous emissions causing the greenhouse effect.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81761-9Guadua angustifolia biocharBiochar/TiO2 compositePhotocatalysisPhenol and flavonoidMedicinal plants
spellingShingle Luis A. Cañon-Tafur
Juan F. Mateus-Maldonado
Hair Santiago Lozano-Puentes
Carlos D. Herrera-Acosta
Juan J. Sánchez-Matiz
Lucía A. Díaz-Ariza
Geison Modesti Costa
Luis C. Jiménez-Borrego
Ana K. Carrascal-Camacho
Aura M. Pedroza-Rodríguez
Guadua angustifolia biochar/TiO2 composite and biochar as bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural application
Scientific Reports
Guadua angustifolia biochar
Biochar/TiO2 composite
Photocatalysis
Phenol and flavonoid
Medicinal plants
title Guadua angustifolia biochar/TiO2 composite and biochar as bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural application
title_full Guadua angustifolia biochar/TiO2 composite and biochar as bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural application
title_fullStr Guadua angustifolia biochar/TiO2 composite and biochar as bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural application
title_full_unstemmed Guadua angustifolia biochar/TiO2 composite and biochar as bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural application
title_short Guadua angustifolia biochar/TiO2 composite and biochar as bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural application
title_sort guadua angustifolia biochar tio2 composite and biochar as bio based materials with environmental and agricultural application
topic Guadua angustifolia biochar
Biochar/TiO2 composite
Photocatalysis
Phenol and flavonoid
Medicinal plants
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81761-9
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