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Adsorption Separation of Analgesic Pharmaceuticals from Ultrapure and Waste Water: Batch Studies Using a Polymeric Resin and an Activated Carbon

Authors :
Ricardo N. Coimbra
Carla Escapa
Marta Otero
Source :
Polymers, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 958 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2018.

Abstract

The performance of a polymeric resin (Sepabeads SP207, from Resindion, Binasco, Italy) was compared with that of an activated carbon (GPP20, from Chemviron Carbon, Feluy, Belgium) in the adsorption of acetaminophen and ibuprofen from either ultrapure or waste water. Kinetic and equilibrium adsorption experiments were carried out under batch operation conditions, and fittings of the obtained results to different models were determined. The kinetic experimental results fitted the pseudo-first and -second order equations, and the corresponding kinetic rates evidenced that the pharmaceuticals adsorption was faster onto GPP20 than onto Sepabeads SP207, but was mostly unaffected by the aqueous matrix. The equilibrium results fitted the Langmuir-Freundlich isotherm model. The corresponding maximum adsorption capacity (Qm, mg−1) was larger onto GPP20 (202 mg g−1 ≤ Qm ≤ 273 mg g−1) than onto the polymeric resin (7 mg g−1 ≤ Qm ≤ 18 mg g−1). With respect to the parameter KLF (mg g−1 (mg L−1)−1/n), which points to the adsorbent-adsorbate affinity, greater values were determined for the pharmaceuticals adsorption onto GPP20 than onto Sepabeads SP207. For both adsorbents and pharmaceuticals, neither Qm or KLF were affected by the aqueous matrix.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20734360
Volume :
10
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Polymers
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.47c6b013aec42e792c2f7137e43315e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10090958