Development of sulfamethoxazole-imprinted polymers for the selective extraction from waters.
Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is an antibiotic of growing environmental concern. As specific filter material for the extraction of SMX from waters, a series of SMX-imprinted polymers have been synthesised varying their composition parameters, and their efficiency to selectively remove the contaminant SMX from complex polluted water was tested. Most of the developed materials exhibited an excellent uptake of the target pollutant SMX of more than 80% or even 90% and effective separation from selected easily degradable accompanying substances even in complex wastewater mixtures. All the results for SMX uptake and release were compared to the commonly used adsorbent activated carbon (AC).
Valtchev
Martin
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Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Europe, Universität des Saarlandes, Campus E71, Stuhlsatzenhausweg 97, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Palm
Barbara S
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Schiller
Marion
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Steinfeld
Ute
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D000327:Adsorption; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D000432:Methanol; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions; D012997:Solvents; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D011108:Polymers; D012996:Solutions; D012997:Solvents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole; D000432:Methanol