Heterogeneous porous biochar-supported nano NiFe₂O₄ for efficient removal of hazardous antibiotic from pharmaceutical wastewater.

ABSTRACT: Due to the dual issues of antibiotic resistance and bioaccumulation toxicity, antibiotics are ubiquitously present in aquatic environments, and this is causing serious concern. Herein, novel nickel ferrite (NiFe₂O₄) nanoparticles were successfully loaded onto activated biochar (BC) derived from banana peel (BP) to obtain magnetic nanocomposite (BC-NiFe₂O₄) as an effective biosorbent for the ciprofloxacin antibiotic (CIP) elimination from pharmaceutical effluent. A facile co-precipitation approach was utilized to construct the heterogeneous BC-NiFe₂O₄. The synthesized materials were systematically characterized using techniques such as XRD, FE-SEM, EDX, HR-TEM, BET, FTIR, and XPS. In addition, the magnetic measurements indica

SUBMITTER: Azzam AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10698114 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature