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Kinetic modeling of antibiotic adsorption onto different nanomaterials using the Brouers–Sotolongo fractal equation

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In this study, the kinetic data of the adsorption of two antibiotics onto three nanoadsorbents was modeled using the Brouers–Sotolongo fractal model. The model parameters were calculated at different initial antibiotic concentrations using various approximations of the kinetic equation for two quantities of practical relevance: the sorption power and the half-time characteristic of the sorption. The merits of the nanomaterial were then compared in terms of their application in the elimination of dangerous antibiotic wastes. We also developed a formula to calculate the effective rate of the best adsorbent. This study presents the modeling method in detail and has a pedagogical value for similar researches.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to professors Sara Gaspard (Guadeloupe, France) and Mongi Seffen (Sousse, Tunis) for their valuable comments. Also, our sincere thanks to the Environmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Isra University, Amman, Jordan

    Tariq J. Al-Musawi

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Liège University, Liège, Belgium

    Francois Brouers

  3. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Research Center for Health, Safety and Environment (RCHSE), Alborz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box No: 31485/561, Alborz, Karaj, Iran

    Mansur Zarrabi

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Al-Musawi, T.J., Brouers, F. & Zarrabi, M. Kinetic modeling of antibiotic adsorption onto different nanomaterials using the Brouers–Sotolongo fractal equation. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 4048–4057 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-8182-z

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