Enhanced Adsorption of Toxic and Biologically Active Levofloxacin Residuals from Wastewater Using Clay Nanotubes as a Novel Fixed Bed : Column Performance and Optimization

Kaolinite nanotube particles (KNTs) were synthesized by a chemical exfoliation and scrolling process in the existence of sonication waves. The KNT product was identified as a mesoporous material (12 nm in pore diameter) with high surface area (105 m2/g) and promising adsorption affinity for the levofloxacin antibiotic (LVOX) residuals in wastewater. The KNT particles were used as a fixed bed in the continuous adsorption column system for LVOX considering the essential variables. The investigation of the KNT fixed bed in a continuous column for 1800 min verified its suitability to reduce the LVOX content in 9 L of polluted solutions by 80.4%. This was recognized after using the KNT bed of 4 cm in height, a flow rate of 5 mL/min, a pH value of 8, a total flow interval of 1800 min, and an LVOX concentration of 10 mg/L. The regeneration study of the bed declared effective recyclability properties for the KNT particles in the LVOX adsorption column system. The dynamic properties of the KNT bed-based column system were explained based on Thomas, Adams-Bohart, and the Yoon-Nelson kinetic models. The LVOX adsorption reaction by KNTs follows Langmuir behavior with homogeneous and monolayer uptake form. The Gaussian energy (2.05 kJ/mol) and the thermodynamic parameters emphasized physical, spontaneous, and exothermic adsorption reactions for LVOX by KNTs.

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2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

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ACS omega - 5(2020), 40 vom: 13. Okt., Seite 26195-26205

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Englisch

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Abukhadra, Mostafa R [VerfasserIn]
Mohamed, Aya S [VerfasserIn]
El-Sherbeeny, Ahmed M [VerfasserIn]
Soliman, Ahmed Tawhid Ahmed [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 20.10.2020

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10.1021/acsomega.0c03785

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NLM316425648