Cephalexin＇s traces within pharmaceutical effluents have toxic impact toward ecological and human health. Low-cost activated carbon derived from Trapa natans husk was oxidized with hydrogen peroxide and nitric acid, ...Cephalexin＇s traces within pharmaceutical effluents have toxic impact toward ecological and human health. Low-cost activated carbon derived from Trapa natans husk was oxidized with hydrogen peroxide and nitric acid, and tested for their ability to re- move cephalexin from aqueous solutions. Oxidization with H202 showed negative effect on the cephalexin sorption, whereas HNO3 oxidization improved the adsorption. The cephalexin adsorption isotherms on the native and HNO3 oxidized carbons correlated well with the Freundlich equation while their kinetics followed the pseudo-second order model. The removal of cephalexin by the native and HNO3 oxidized carbons was found to be most favored at low ionic strength and strong acidic conditions. Based on the thermal and FTIR analyses, the interaction mechanisms of the interaction between cephalexin and the carbons were proposed. Electrostatic attraction, hydrophobic interaction and chemical bonding with surface functional groups were demonstrated as primary mechanisms for cephalexin removal. The nitrogen functionalities on the carbon surface were considered to be an important factor affecting the adsorption process.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program for the 11th Five-year Plan (2006BAC10B03)the National Water Special Project (2009ZX07210-009-04)+1 种基金the Scientific Technology Research and Development Program of Shandong,China (2010GZX20605)Graduate Independent Innovation Foundation of Shandong University(2009JQ009)
文摘Cephalexin＇s traces within pharmaceutical effluents have toxic impact toward ecological and human health. Low-cost activated carbon derived from Trapa natans husk was oxidized with hydrogen peroxide and nitric acid, and tested for their ability to re- move cephalexin from aqueous solutions. Oxidization with H202 showed negative effect on the cephalexin sorption, whereas HNO3 oxidization improved the adsorption. The cephalexin adsorption isotherms on the native and HNO3 oxidized carbons correlated well with the Freundlich equation while their kinetics followed the pseudo-second order model. The removal of cephalexin by the native and HNO3 oxidized carbons was found to be most favored at low ionic strength and strong acidic conditions. Based on the thermal and FTIR analyses, the interaction mechanisms of the interaction between cephalexin and the carbons were proposed. Electrostatic attraction, hydrophobic interaction and chemical bonding with surface functional groups were demonstrated as primary mechanisms for cephalexin removal. The nitrogen functionalities on the carbon surface were considered to be an important factor affecting the adsorption process.
