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<p>The removal of antibiotics from water using sustainable and cost-effective methods remains an environmental challenge. In this study, cotton-stalk biochar (CBC) was used as a substrate and waste eggshells as a calcium source to prepare a β-cyclodextrin-functionalized adsorbent (Ca@CBC/β-CD) via microwave-assisted crosslinking. The obtained material was used for tetracycline (TC) removal from water. Experimental results showed that Ca@CBC/β-CD exhibited the best adsorption performance at approximately pH = 6, and the adsorption kinetics were well described by the pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption isotherm followed the Langmuir model, with the maximum adsorption capacity increasing from 142.36 mg g<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup> at 25&#xa0;°C to 161.91 mg g<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup> at 45&#xa0;°C. The adsorbent also showed good tolerance to common coexisting ions and retained about 84–86% of its initial capacity after five regeneration cycles. Spectroscopic characterization combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that TC adsorption was governed by the synergistic contribution of Ca<sup>2</sup>⁺ inner-sphere complexation/surface bridging, β-CD host–guest inclusion, and multi-point hydrogen bonding. Among the tested machine-learning models, the gradient boosting decision tree showed the best predictive performance (test-set <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.9914) and identified initial concentration, adsorbent dosage, and contact time as the key adsorption factors. Life-cycle assessment further indicated that the preparation stage generated 5.44 kg CO₂-eq per kg adsorbent, with electricity being the primary hotspot. Overall, Ca@CBC/β-CD represents an efficient, reusable, and relatively sustainable adsorbent for TC removal from water.</p> Graphic Abstract <p></p>

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Microwave-assisted β-cyclodextrin modified calcium-rich biochar for tetracycline removal from wastewater: mechanistic, machine learning, density functional theory calculations and life cycle assessment

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    2026年7月2日

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  • Chong Liu,
  • Grégorio Crini,
  • Ricardo Bello-Mendoza,
  • Lee D. Wilson,
  • Ali H. Jawad,
  • Paramasivan Balasubramanian,
  • Xuan Cuong Nguyen,
  • Qingfu Zheng,
  • Fayong Li

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The removal of antibiotics from water using sustainable and cost-effective methods remains an environmental challenge. In this study, cotton-stalk biochar (CBC) was used as a substrate and waste eggshells as a calcium source to prepare a β-cyclodextrin-functionalized adsorbent (Ca@CBC/β-CD) via microwave-assisted crosslinking. The obtained material was used for tetracycline (TC) removal from water. Experimental results showed that Ca@CBC/β-CD exhibited the best adsorption performance at approximately pH = 6, and the adsorption kinetics were well described by the pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption isotherm followed the Langmuir model, with the maximum adsorption capacity increasing from 142.36 mg g−1 at 25 °C to 161.91 mg g−1 at 45 °C. The adsorbent also showed good tolerance to common coexisting ions and retained about 84–86% of its initial capacity after five regeneration cycles. Spectroscopic characterization combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that TC adsorption was governed by the synergistic contribution of Ca2⁺ inner-sphere complexation/surface bridging, β-CD host–guest inclusion, and multi-point hydrogen bonding. Among the tested machine-learning models, the gradient boosting decision tree showed the best predictive performance (test-set R2 = 0.9914) and identified initial concentration, adsorbent dosage, and contact time as the key adsorption factors. Life-cycle assessment further indicated that the preparation stage generated 5.44 kg CO₂-eq per kg adsorbent, with electricity being the primary hotspot. Overall, Ca@CBC/β-CD represents an efficient, reusable, and relatively sustainable adsorbent for TC removal from water.

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