Studies on the adsorption of amoxicillin on multi-wall carbon nanotubes

Davoud Balarak, Ferdos Kord Mostafapour, Edris Bazrafshan, Tawfik A. Saleh*

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Abstract

This study examined the feasibility of removing amoxicillin (AMO) from aqueous solutions using multi-wall carbon nanotubes. The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed using four widely applied isotherms: Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich. The results showed that the Langmuir isotherm model fits well the obtained experimental data. The adsorption process followed the pseudo-second-order model. The activation energy was found to be 19 kJ/mol. The Standard free energy changes, ΔG0, values were negative; the standard enthalpy change (ΔH0), and standard entropy change (ΔS0) values of the process were 4 kJ/mol and 36 J/mol.K. Results suggested that the AMO adsorption on carbon nanotubes was a spontaneous process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1599-1606
Number of pages8
JournalWater Science and Technology
Volume75
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2017

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Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Amoxicillin
  • Carbon nanotube
  • Isotherm
  • Kinetics
  • Thermodynamic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology

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