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Synergistic effect of PVP/chitosan/ZnFe2O4-polymer composite against amoxicillin: batch and fixed-bed adsorptive applications

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Antibiotics in water are upcoming hazard that many are avoiding. Traditional adsorbents are incompetent in removing this class of contaminants. Thus, we aimed to eliminate most commonly used antibiotic, amoxicillin (AMX) from its solution using biodegradable polymer composite labelled as PCZF (polyvinylpyrrolidone/chitosan/ZnFe2O4). The material characterization was done by using FT–IR, SEM–EDX, Zeta-seizer, BET, XRD and VSM techniques. Batch and column studies were employed to test the economic utility of the prepared composite. Later, Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models were used to correlate the adsorption equilibrium data. The maximum adsorption capacity was attained up to 384.6 mg/g and 218.9 mg/g in batch and column studies, respectively. Kinetic and thermodynamic factors were also studied. As outcomes, Freundlich model was best fitted to the experimental data (R2 = 0.999) and pseudo-second-order rate kinetics (R2 = 0.999) were followed. In column studies, the flow rate was varied and with the increase in flow rate, breakthrough increased but the saturation time (Ct/Co = 0.95) decreased. Fixed-bed kinetic model analysis using Thomas and Yoon–Nelson models was performed as well.

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The authors are highly grateful to the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for providing all the required facilities. We also appreciate MNIT Jaipur for timely analysis of FT–IR, Centre for nanoscience and nanotechnology, JMI and Centre for Instrumentation facility, JMI for providing SEM, XRD and zeta-potential facilities. The authors are also obliged to UGC, New Delhi, India.

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  2. Environmental Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Atul Sharma

  3. Department of Chemistry, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt

    Zeinhom M. El-Bahy

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DM was involved in conceptualization, methodology, original draft. AS helped in formal analysis, review and editing. IA contributed to data curation, analysis. ZME-B was involved in validation, revision. SI helped in supervision, validation, visualization.

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Mangla, D., Sharma, A., Ahmad, I. et al. Synergistic effect of PVP/chitosan/ZnFe2O4-polymer composite against amoxicillin: batch and fixed-bed adsorptive applications. Polym. Bull. 81, 4039–4063 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-023-04896-1

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