Ultimate Eradication of the Ciprofloxacin Antibiotic from the Ecosystem by Nanohybrid GO/O-CNTs
Mohammad M. Fares, Fahmi A. Abu Al‐Rub, Ahmad R. Mohammad
Abstract
= 0.5%, GO/O-CNT ratio = 4:1, and adsorbent mass = 1.0 mg. The equilibrium data were fitted to different adsorption isotherms, and the Langmuir isotherm provided the best fit to our data. Dynamic studies demonstrated a pseudo-second-order removal process for the ciprofloxacin drug, and thermodynamic parameters confirmed exothermic drug adsorption (-27.07 kJ/mol) as well as a physisorption process. For the sake of fighting against the generated AMR, our working strategy demonstrated a removal efficiency of 99.2% of the ciprofloxacin drug and drug uptake as high as 512 mg/g.
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Thermogravimetric analysisThermogravimetryPhysisorptionMaterials scienceAqueous solutionFourier transform infrared spectroscopyChemical engineeringAdsorptionCarbon nanotubeLangmuir adsorption modelNuclear chemistryNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryInorganic chemistryEngineeringGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesGraphene research and applications