Preparation and Characterization of Chemically-Modified Biomaterials and Their Application as Adsorbents of Penicillin G
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
2.1. Conditioning of the Adsorbents
2.2. Chemical Modification of the Adsorbents
2.3. Preparation and Quantification of Penicillin G Solutions
2.4. Adsorption Experiments
2.5. Characterization of the Adsorbents
2.6. Data Analysis of the Adsorption Experiments
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Chemical Modification of the Adsorbents
3.2. Characterization of the Adsorbents
3.3. Effect of the Initial Solution pH
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Adsorbent | CCOOH (mmol/g) | Adsorbent | CCOOH (mmol/g) | Adsorbent | CCOOH (mmol/g) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CM | 1.36 | GT | 1.72 | PM | 1.4 |
CCM | 1.48 | CGT | 1.88 | CPM | 2 |
SCM | 1.76 | SGT | 2.02 | SPM | 1.58 |
TCM | 1.98 | TGT | 2.08 | TPM | 1.66 |
Adsorbent | % Carbon | % Oxygen | % Sulfur |
---|---|---|---|
CM | 72.07 | 27.93 | 0 |
CCM | 65.12 | 34.89 | 0 |
SCM | 58.92 | 39 | 2.08 |
TCM | 62.69 | 35.11 | 2.20 |
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Silva, J.; Morante, L.; Demeke, T.; Baah-Twum, J.; Navarro, A.E. Preparation and Characterization of Chemically-Modified Biomaterials and Their Application as Adsorbents of Penicillin G. Clean Technol. 2019, 1, 114-124. https://doi.org/10.3390/cleantechnol1010008
Silva J, Morante L, Demeke T, Baah-Twum J, Navarro AE. Preparation and Characterization of Chemically-Modified Biomaterials and Their Application as Adsorbents of Penicillin G. Clean Technologies. 2019; 1(1):114-124. https://doi.org/10.3390/cleantechnol1010008
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilva, Jesie, Lizebel Morante, Tesfamichael Demeke, Jacqueline Baah-Twum, and Abel E. Navarro. 2019. "Preparation and Characterization of Chemically-Modified Biomaterials and Their Application as Adsorbents of Penicillin G" Clean Technologies 1, no. 1: 114-124. https://doi.org/10.3390/cleantechnol1010008