| Literature DB >> 28283978 |
Ying Yu1, Wei Wang1, Jing Shi2, Siyi Zhu1, Yachen Yan1.
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The presence of antibiotics in the environment has attracted considerable attention due to their toxicity. In this study, agricultural waste corn bracts (CBs) modified by zirconium cations were utilized to remove levofloxacin (LEV) from wastewater. Zr-modified CBs exhibited a strong adsorption capacity (Qmax = 73 mg/g), and their desorption rate could reach 89% by simply adjusting the pH to 11. FTIR and XPS analyses indicated that the mechanism of LEV adsorption included the complexation between the ketone/carboxyl groups of LEV and the Zr atoms and the π-π electron-donor-acceptor interaction. Zr-modified CBs are economic, effective and nontoxic adsorbents. This material not only removes antibiotics from wastewater but also enables recycling and reuse of agricultural waste.Entities:
Keywords: Complexation; Corn bracts; Levofloxacin; Recycling; Zr; π-π interaction
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28283978 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8700-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ISSN: 0944-1344 Impact factor: 4.223