Applied Sciences (Aug 2022)

Study of the Ciprofloxacin Adsorption of Activated Carbon Prepared from Mangosteen Peel

  • Quoc Toan Tran,
  • Tra Huong Do,
  • Xuan Linh Ha,
  • Huyen Phuong Nguyen,
  • Anh Tien Nguyen,
  • Thi Cam Quyen Ngo,
  • Hung Dung Chau

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12178770
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 17
p. 8770

Abstract

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In this study, activated carbon derived from mangosteen peel (abbreviated as ACMP) was successfully fabricated. This as-prepared ACMP possessed graphite and had a porous structure with a specific surface area of 419.8554 m2/g. Investigations of the influencing factors on the ciprofloxacin (CIP) adsorption capability of the ACMP based on the static adsorption method showed that: adsorption equilibrium can be achieved in 60 min, the optimal pH for CIP adsorption was a pH of 6, and the optimal ratio between the material mass and solution volume was 3 g/L. The CIP adsorption process of the ACMP follows the Langmuir, Freundlich, Tempkin, Elovich, and Redlich–Peterson isotherm adsorption models. The maximum adsorption capacity calculated according to the Langmuir isothermal adsorption model for the CIP of the ACMP was (qmax = 29.76 mg/g). The CIP adsorption process of the ACMP followed the apparent quadratic kinetic equation, as well as spontaneous, endothermic, physical, and chemical adsorption. The adsorption rate was governed by membrane diffusion.

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