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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B

Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes
Volume 47, 2012 - Issue 7
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Adsorption of pharmaceutical compounds and an endocrine disruptor from aqueous solutions by carbon materials

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Pages 640-652
Received 16 Sep 2011
Published online: 04 May 2012

Adsorption has been used to study the removal of atenolol, caffeine, diclofenac and isoproturon, pharmaceutical compounds as emerging contaminants and an endocrine disruptor from ultrapure water and a municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent with three carbonaceous materials: activated carbon, multiwalled carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers. The adsorption capacities were studied in the temperature range of 25–65°C and pH range from 3 to 9. Several model isotherms were used to model the adsorption equilibrium data. Also, the competitive adsorption was evaluated.

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia by CONSOLIDER Program through TRAGUA Network CSD2006-44, CTQ2008-02728 and by Comunidad de Madrid through REMTAVARES Network S2009/AMB-1588.

 

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