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The presence of antibiotics as micro-contaminants in the water and aqueous environments is a health concern to humans and the ecosystem. Therefore, their elimination by adsorption to available and cheap materials in water treatment plants is a research topic of high relevance. The present paper reports on the adsorption behavior of oxytetracycline on a bio-adsorbent prepared from Posidonia oceanica; an abundant Mediterranean biomass. Characterization of the pretreated Posidonia biomaterial was achieved using several analyses such as Boehm acid–base titration method, pHPZC determination, and analysis techniques (FTIR, 13C CP-MAS NMR, optical microscopy, and TGA). The pHPZC occurred around pH 2.11. Posidonia biomaterial showed a fast and high uptake rate throughout the adsorption process, which is a definite advantage for analytical applications such as water decontamination. The experimental kinetic data fitted very rightly the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the equilibrium uptake can adopt the bi-Langmuir isotherm model for all studied pH values which assumes adsorptions at the two localized sites. Maximum adsorption capacities of 11.8 mg∙g−1 and 4.4 mg∙g−1 for the two adsorption sites are reached at pH 6. The oxytetracycline adsorption process onto Posidonia bio-adsorbent is spontaneous (ΔadsG0 < 0), exothermic (ΔadsH0 < 0), and entropically favorable (ΔadsS0 > 0). The effect of pH on adsorption behavior and the thermodynamic parameters of adsorption are consistent with a possible origin of adsorption of oxytetracycline by means of hydrogen bonding interactions between surface hydroxyl and phenolic groups of the biomaterial and oxytetracycline. The proposed green and environmentally friendly biomaterial offers potential benefits as a bio-adsorbent in the remediation of aquatic environments contaminated by various organic materials.
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This work was supported by the Cross-border project Italy-Tunisia “Méthodologies d’Économie Durable pour les Déchets Côtiers Utilisables des Plages” (MEDDé.Co.U.Plages IS_3.2_086).
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• Posidonia oceanica balls for the preparation of lignocellulosic fiber adsorbents.
• Efficient removal of antibiotic oxytetracycline from water using Posidonia bio-materials.
• Fast and high uptake rate throughout the adsorption process of oxytetracycline onto Posidonia bio-adsorbents.
• The bi-Langmuir isotherm model describes the adsorption mechanism for all studied pH and temperatures.
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Ferchichi, K., Amdouni, N., Chevalier, Y. et al. Low-cost Posidonia oceanica bio-adsorbent for efficient removal of antibiotic oxytetracycline from water. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 83112–83125 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21647-3
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