Adsorption of Antibiotics on Graphene and Biochar in Aqueous Solutions Induced by π-π Interactions.

ABSTRACT: The use of carbon based materials on the removal of antibiotics with high concentrations has been well studied, however the effect of this removal method is not clear on the actual concentration of environments, such as the hospital wastewater, sewage treatment plants and aquaculture wastewater. In this study, experimental studies on the adsorption of 7 antibiotics in environmental concentration of aqueous solutions by carbon based materials have been observed. Three kinds of carbon materials have shown very fast adsorption to antibiotics by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) detection, and the highest removal efficiency of antibiotics could reach to 100% within the range of detection limit. Surprisedly, the adsorption rate of graphene with small specific surface are

SUBMITTER: Peng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4989150 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature