Abstract
The importance of the textural and physicochemical characteristics upon the adsorption capacity of the commercial activated carbons (ACs) Coconut, Wood, Merck, Darco, and Norit towards ronidazole (RNZ) and diclofenac (DCF) from water solution was investigated thoroughly in this work. At pH = 7, Coconut AC and Wood AC presented the highest adsorption capacity towards RNZ (444 mg/g) and DCF (405 mg/g). The maximum mass of RNZ adsorbed onto Coconut AC was higher in this study than those outlined previously in other works. Besides, the maximum capacity of Wood AC for adsorbing DCF was comparable to those found for other ACs. The adsorption capacity of all the ACs was increased by surface area and was favored by incrementing the acidic site concentration. The π-π stacking interactions were the predominant adsorption mechanism for the RNZ and DCF adsorption on ACs, and the acidic sites favored the adsorption capacity by activating the π-π stacking. Electrostatic interactions did not influence the adsorption of RNZ on Coconut AC, but electrostatic repulsion decreased that of DCF on Wood AC. The adsorption of DCF on Wood AC was reversible but not that of RNZ on Coconut AC. Besides, the adsorption of RNZ and DCF on the Coconut and Wood ACs was endothermic in the range of 15–25 °C.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Availability of data and materials
Datasets used during the current study and supplementary data are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
References
Babić BM, Milonjić SK, Polovina MJ, Kaludierović BV (1999) Point of zero charge and intrinsic equilibrium constants of activated carbon cloth. Carbon. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0008-6223(98)00216-4
Boehm HP (1966) Chemical identification of surface groups. Adv Catal. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-0564(08)60354-5
Brunauer S, Emmett PH, Teller E (1938) Adsorption of gases in multimolecular layers. J Am Chem Soc. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01269a023
Carrales-Alvarado DH, Ocampo-Pérez R, Leyva-Ramos R, Rivera-Utrilla J (2014) Removal of the antibiotic metronidazole by adsorption on various carbon materials from aqueous phase. J Colloid Interface Sci. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2014.08.023
Chianese S, Iovino P, Canzano S et al (2016) Ibuprofen degradation in aqueous solution by using UV light. Desalin Water Treat. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2016.1153908
Díaz-Cruz MS, García-Galán MJ, Barceló D (2008) Highly sensitive simultaneous determination of sulfonamide antibiotics and one metabolite in environmental waters by liquid chromatography-quadrupole linear ion trap-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2008.03.029
Dos Reis GS, Bin Mahbub MK, Wilhelm M et al (2016) Activated carbon from sewage sludge for removal of sodium diclofenac and nimesulide from aqueous solutions. Korean J Chem Eng. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-016-0194-3
Gómez MJ, Martínez Bueno MJ, Lacorte S et al (2007) Pilot survey monitoring pharmaceuticals and related compounds in a sewage treatment plant located on the Mediterranean coast. Chemosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.051
Halling-Sørensen B, Nors Nielsen S, Lanzky PF et al (1998) Occurrence, fate and effects of pharmaceutical substances in the environment—a review. Chemosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00354-8
Jeon J, Hollender J (2019) In vitro biotransformation of pharmaceuticals and pesticides by trout liver S9 in the presence and absence of carbamazepine. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109513
Kümmerer K (2009) Antibiotics in the aquatic environment—a review—part I. Chemosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.11.086
Leyva-Ramos R (1989) Effect of temperature and pH on the adsorption of an anionic detergent on activated carbon. J Chem Technol Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.280450308
Leyva-Ramos R (2007) Importancia y aplicaciones de la adsorción en fase líquida. In: Moreno-Piraján JM(ed) Sólidos porosos, preparación, caracterización y aplicaciones. Ediciones Uniandes, Bogotá, Colombia, pp 155–211.
Lin AYC, Yu TH, Lin CF (2008) Pharmaceutical contamination in residential, industrial, and agricultural waste streams: risk to aqueous environments in Taiwan. Chemosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.08.027
Lin AYC, Tsai YT (2009) Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in Taiwan’s surface waters: impact of waste streams from hospitals and pharmaceutical production facilities. Sci Total Environ. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.03.009
Llinàs A, Burley JC, Box KJ et al (2007) Diclofenac solubility: independent determination of the intrinsic solubility of three crystal forms. J Med Chem. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm0612970
Malhotra M, Suresh S, Garg A (2018) Tea waste derived activated carbon for the adsorption of sodium diclofenac from wastewater: adsorbent characteristics, adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Environ Sci Pollut Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3148-y
Martínez-Costa JI, Maldonado Rubio MI, Leyva-Ramos R (2020) Degradation of emerging contaminants diclofenac, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim and carbamazepine by bentonite and vermiculite at a pilot solar compound parabolic collector. Catal Today. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2018.07.021
Méndez-Díaz JD, Prados-Joya G, Rivera-Utrilla J et al (2010) Kinetic study of the adsorption of nitroimidazole antibiotics on activated carbons in aqueous phase. J Colloid Interface Sci. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2010.01.089
Moral-Rodríguez AI, Leyva-Ramos R, Ocampo-Pérez R et al (2016) Removal of ronidazole and sulfamethoxazole from water solutions by adsorption on granular activated carbon: equilibrium and intraparticle diffusion mechanisms. Adsorption. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-016-9758-0
Moral-Rodríguez AI, Leyva-Ramos R, Ania CO et al (2019) Tailoring the textural properties of an activated carbon for enhancing its adsorption capacity towards diclofenac from aqueous solution. Environ Sci Pollut Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3991-x
Moreno-Castilla C (2004) Adsorption of organic molecules from aqueous solutions on carbon materials. Carbon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2003.09.022
Richard H.D, Mycek M.J, Harvey R.A, Champe P.C (2007) Lippincott’s illustrated reviews: pharmacology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Rouquerol F, Rouquerol J, Sing KSW et al (2014) Adsorption by powders and porous solids: principles, methodology and applications. Academic Press, France
Santos LHMLM, Gros M, Rodriguez-Mozaz S et al (2013) Contribution of hospital effluents to the load of pharmaceuticals in urban wastewaters: identification of ecologically relevant pharmaceuticals. Sci Total Environ. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.077
Spongberg AL, Witter JD (2008) Pharmaceutical compounds in the wastewater process stream in Northwest Ohio. Sci Total Environ. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.02.042
Ternes TA, Hirsch R (2000) Occurrence and behavior of X-ray contrast media in sewage facilities and the aquatic environment. Environ Sci Technol. https://doi.org/10.1021/es991118m
Viotti PV, Moreira WM, dos Santos OAA et al (2019) Diclofenac removal from water by adsorption on Moringa oleifera pods and activated carbon: mechanism, kinetic and equilibrium study. J Clean Prod. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.129
Wang J, Wang S (2016) Removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater: a review. J Environ Manage 182:620–640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.049
Watkinson AJ, Murby EJ, Kolpin DW, Costanzo SD (2009) The occurrence of antibiotics in an urban watershed: from wastewater to drinking water. Sci Total Environ. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.11.059
Acknowledgements
E. Mendoza-Mendoza thanks for the financial support to CONACyT through the Catedras program, project No. 864.
Funding
This study was financially supported by Fondo de Apoyo a la Investigación (FAI)-Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi (UASLP), through grant No.: C20-FAI-10–27.27.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Contributions
AIMR carried out data curation, methodology, investigation, writing—original draft preparation, and visualization. RLR performed funding acquisition, investigation, project administration, supervision, methodology, writing, reviewing, and editing. EMM accomplished conceptualization, supervision, methodology, writing, reviewing, and editing. PEDF engaged in methodology, writing—original draft preparation, and visualization. DHCA participated in data curation, methodology, and writing—original draft preparation. MFAF carried out methodology, investigation, and characterization of activated carbons. CFG performed methodology, investigation, and characterization of activated carbons.
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate
Not applicable.
Consent for publication
Not applicable.
Competing interests
The authors declare no competing interests.
Additional information
Responsible Editor: Tito Roberto Cadaval Jr.
Publisher's note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Supplementary Information
Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Moral-Rodríguez, A.I., Leyva-Ramos, R., Mendoza-Mendoza, E. et al. Single adsorption of diclofenac and ronidazole from aqueous solution on commercial activated carbons: effect of chemical and textural properties. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 25193–25204 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17466-7
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17466-7