title: Adsorption behavior and mechanism of chloramphenicols, sulfonamides, and non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals on multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
abstract: The adsorption behavior of different emerging contaminants (3 chloramphenicols, 7 sulfonamides, and 3 non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals) on five types of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and the underlying factors were studied. Adsorption equilibriums were reached within 12h for all compounds, and well fitted by the Freundlich isotherm model. The adsorption affinity of pharmaceuticals was positively related to the specific surface area of MWCNTs. The solution pH was an important parameter of pharmaceutical adsorption on MWCNTs, due to its impacts on the chemical speciation of pharmaceuticals and the surface electrical property of MWCNTs. The adsorption of ionizable pharmaceuticals decreased in varying degrees with the increased ionic strength. MWCNT-10 was found to be the strongest adsorbent in this study, and the Freundlich constant (KF) values were 353-2814mmol(1-n)L(n)/kg, 571-618mmol(1-n)L(n)/kg, and 317-1522mmol(1-n)L(n)/kg for sulfonamides, chloramphenicols, and non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals, respectively. The different adsorption affinity of sulfonamides might contribute to the different hydrophobic of heterocyclic substituents, while chloramphenicols adsorption was affected by the charge distribution in aromatic rings via substituent effects.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Geosciences, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Junliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China. Electronic address: jxu@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000737:chemistry; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000737:chemistry; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000737:chemistry; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000737:chemistry; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D013449:Sulfonamides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D004008:Diclofenac; D002220:Carbamazepine; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D007052:Ibuprofen
keywords: Adsorption; Carbon nanotubes; Emerging pharmaceuticals; Isotherm; Mechanism