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Wang B, Mo Q, Qin B, Song L, Li J, Sheng G, Shi D, Xu X, Hou L. Adsorption behaviors of three antibiotics in single and co-existing aqueous solutions using mesoporous carbon. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 215:114375. [PMID: 36167111 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
The residual antibiotics detected frequently in aquatic environment may pose a potential threat to human health and ecosystem. Exploring a possible way to remove them from antibiotic polluted-water is a key problem demanding prompt solution. To investigate their adsorption characteristics, three antibiotics including tetracycline (TC), ciprofloxacin (CIP), and sulfadiazine (SDZ) have been removed using sucrose-based mesoporous carbon (SMC) in single and co-existing systems. Characterization revealed that the SMC had a high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area (1215.48 m2/g), large mesoporous pore size (6.36 nm), and abundant oxygen-containing functional groups, which might offer sufficient adsorption sites for antibiotics. The process of antibiotics adsorption was described well using pseudo-second-order model. The rate constant K2 at various temperatures followed the order 308 K > 298 K > 288 K. This finding suggesting the increase in temperature could promote the removal of antibiotics. The maximum adsorption capacities for TC (232.10 mg/g), CIP (257.30 mg/g), and SDZ (204.28 mg/g) of SMC were obtained using Langmuir isotherm (pH = 4-6, T = 308K, SMC dosage = 10 mg, C0 = 30-40 mg/L). These data implied SMC had the excellent adsorptive property and affinity to antibiotics. In binary systems, SMC offers efficient removal percentages (>90%) for each of the target antibiotic. While the removal efficiencies of TC, CIP, and SDZ by SMC in the ternary system were 90.40, 72.99, and 80.46%, respectively. These results suggested the competition on active sites of SMC happened among the three antibiotics. The affinities of SMC to three antibiotics followed the order TC > SDZ > CIP. The removal of antibiotics by SMC were mainly attributed to the mechanisms including electrostatic interactions, hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonding and so on. This study will provide a technical support for antibiotic wastewater treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bin Wang
- College of Civil Engineering, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics and Engineering Safety, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics and Engineering Safety, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics and Engineering Safety, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics and Engineering Safety, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics and Engineering Safety, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China; Xi'an High-Tech Institute, Xi'an, 710025, China
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