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

Water Sci Technol. 2017 Apr;75(7-8):1599-1606. doi: 10.2166/wst.2017.025.

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.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Amoxicillin / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Kinetics
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
  • Thermodynamics
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / chemistry*
  • Water Purification / instrumentation
  • Water Purification / methods*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Amoxicillin