10.57647/j.ijnd.2026.1701.05

A Novel Hazelnut Shell/Magnetite Bio-Nano adsorbents for Enhanced Oil Removal From Oil-Contaminated Waters

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  • Ulkar Nuru Naghiyeva1,
  • Sevinc Rafik Hajiyeva1,
  • Flora Vidadi Hajiyeva*2,3,
  • Luca di Palma4,
  • Irene Bavasso,
  • Maria Paola Bracciale4,
  1. Baku State University, Department Ecological Chemistry, AZ1148, Z.Khalilov 23, Baku, Azerbaijan
  2. Baku State University, Department Chemical Physics of Nanomaterials, AZ1148, Z. Khalilov 23, Baku, Azerbaijan
  3. Baku State University, Nano Research Center, AZ1148, Z. Khalilov 23, Baku, Azerbaijan
  4. Sapienza Universita` di Roma, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
A novel hazelnut shell/magnetite bio-nanoadsorbents for enhanced oil removal from oil-contaminated waters

Received: 2025-03-26

Revised: 2025-07-15

Accepted: 2025-07-18

Published in Issue 2026-01-02

Published Online: 2025-07-30

Copyright (c) -1 Ulkar Nuru Naghiyeva, Sevinc Rafik Hajiyeva, Flora Vidadi Hajiyeva, Luca di Palma, Irene Bavasso, Maria Paola Bracciale (Author)

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Nuru Naghiyeva, U., Rafik Hajiyeva, S., Vidadi Hajiyeva, F., Palma, L. di, Bavasso, I., & Paola Bracciale, M. (2026). A Novel Hazelnut Shell/Magnetite Bio-Nano adsorbents for Enhanced Oil Removal From Oil-Contaminated Waters. International Journal of Nano Dimension, 17(1 (January 2026). https://doi.org/10.57647/j.ijnd.2026.1701.05
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Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using hazelnut shells as a biosorbent for the cleanup of oil and petroleum product spills in water bodies. The effects bioadsorbent, nanoparticle concentrations, oil concentration, temperature (10-4000C), and pH on oil adsorption were investigated to determine the optimal conditions for maximum purification efficiency. The highest oil removal efficiency achieved with the biosorbent was 61.25% at a pH of 7.5. To enhance the sorption capacity of the biosorbents were synthesized by incorporating Fe₃O₄ superparamagnetic nanoparticles at concentrations of 1%, 3%, 5%, and 10%. Characterization of both the biosorbents was conducted using SEM, TGA, and FTIR analyses to assess the interaction between Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles and the plant-derived surface of the biosorbent. For an adsorbent such as hazelnut shell+Fe₃O₄ bio-nanoadsorbent, the pHzpc indicates the point at which the surface of the bio-nanoadsorbent changes from negatively charged to positively charged as the pH of the solution increases or decreases. The zero-charge pH point of the bio-nanoasorbent was determined to be pH=8 by Boehm titration. The optimal adsorption conditions for the bio-nanosorbent, composed of hazelnut shell and 10% Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles, were found to be 92.5% oil removal within 12 minutes at a pH of 7.5. 

Keywords

  • Adsorption,
  • Bio-nanoadsorbent,
  • Biosorbent,
  • Hazelnut shell,
  • Oil and oil products,
  • Superparamagnetic nanoparticles
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