Carbon Nanomaterial Doped Ionic Liquid Gels for the Removal of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds from Water.

ABSTRACT: Due to large drug consumption, pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) can be found as water contaminants. The removal of PhACs is a significant issue, as they can easily overtake traditional purification methods. Because of their surface properties, carbon nanomaterials are among the most efficient materials able to adsorb PhACs. However, their limitation is their recovery after use and their possible leakage into the aquatic system. Consequently, new hybrid supramolecular ionic liquid gels (HILGs) have been designed for the adsorption of some antibiotic drugs (ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid) from water. The chemical-physical properties of gels, such as the temperature of the gel-sol transition, morphology, and rheology, have been studied for their use as sorbents. These properties in

SUBMITTER: Rizzo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6696249 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature