Abstract
Fatty acids (FA) from organic wastes are environmentally friendly raw materials with high economic value ranging from fuels to oleo-chemicals for growing diversity of products. In this study, expanded graphite (EG) and isopropyl alcohol have been used to adsorb and concentrate the low content of FA in aqueous solution to replace the existing solid-phase extraction methods. The results showed that the maximum adsorption capacity of EG was more than 8.2 g-FA/g due to the inter-latticed structure of graphene sheets, and subsequent coalescence of FA droplets. The extraction efficiency of isopropyl alcohol was always higher than those of dichloromethane and ethanol for the recovery of absorbed FA due to the lower surface tension and higher miscibility with water. After 5 times of recycle, although the specific FA adsorption was decreased 42% of raw EG, extraction efficiencies by isopropyl alcohol were not changed. In conclusion, our study suggested that the EG and isopropyl alcohol could achieve the efficient and environmentally friendly harvesting of low concentration of FA in aqueous solutions during the biological conversion of organic matters in food waste.
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