Study on Cost-Efficient Carbon Aerogel to Remove Antibiotics from Water Resources
Gülgün Aylaz, Meltem Okan, Memed Duman, Halil Murat Aydın
Abstract
/g. A detailed adsorption study was carried out based on different pH values, times, and analyte concentrations. The adsorption capacities were found as 104.16, 81.30, and 107.52 mg/g for Hyg B, Gen, and Van, respectively. For all three antibiotics, the adsorption behavior fits the Langmuir model. The kinetic studies showed that the system fits the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The production of CAs, within the scope of this study, is safe, facile, and cost-efficient, which makes these green adsorbents a good candidate for the removal of antibiotics from water resources. This study represents the first antibiotic adsorption study based on CAs obtained from waste paper.
Topics & Concepts
AdsorptionPorosityAerogelMaterials scienceChemical engineeringSpecific surface areaCarbon fibersAntibioticsNuclear chemistryChemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryCatalysisComposite materialComposite numberEngineeringBiochemistryCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques