Human hair-derived high surface area porous carbon material for the adsorption isotherm and kinetics of tetracycline antibiotics

Ahmed MJ 1 , Islam MA 2 , Asif M 3 , Hameed BH 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Chemical Engineering Department, University of Baghdad, P.O. Box 47024, Aljadria, Baghdad, Iraq
  • 2 Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
  • 3 Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
  • 4 School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 NibongTebal, Penang, Malaysia. Electronic address: [email protected]
Bioresour Technol, 2017 Nov;243:778-784.
PMID: 28711807 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.174

Abstract

In this work, a human hair-derived high surface area porous carbon material (HHC) was prepared using potassium hydroxide activation. The morphology and textural properties of the HHC structure, along with its adsorption performance for tetracycline (TC) antibiotics, were evaluated. HHC showed a high surface area of 1505.11m(2)/g and 68.34% microporosity. The effects of most important variables, such as initial concentration (25-355mg/L), solution pH (3-13), and temperatures (30-50°C), on the HHC adsorption performance were investigated. Isotherm data analysis revealed the favorable application of the Langmuir model, with maximum TC uptakes of 128.52, 162.62, and 210.18mg/g at 30, 40, and 50°C, respectively. The experimental data of TC uptakes versus time were analyzed efficiently using a pseudo-first order model. Porous HHC could be an efficient adsorbent for eliminating antibiotic pollutants in wastewater.

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