title: Kinetic modeling of antibiotic adsorption onto different nanomaterials using the Brouers-Sotolongo fractal equation.
abstract: In this study, the kinetic data of the adsorption of two antibiotics onto three nanoadsorbents was modeled using the Brouers-Sotolongo fractal model. The model parameters were calculated at different initial antibiotic concentrations using various approximations of the kinetic equation for two quantities of practical relevance: the sorption power and the half-time characteristic of the sorption. The merits of the nanomaterial were then compared in terms of their application in the elimination of dangerous antibiotic wastes. We also developed a formula to calculate the effective rate of the best adsorbent. This study presents the modeling method in detail and has a pedagogical value for similar researches.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Isra University, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Tariq J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Al-Musawi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Liège University, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brouers
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Research Center for Health, Safety and Environment (RCHSE), Alborz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box No: 31485/561, Alborz, Karaj, Iran. mansor62@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mansur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zarrabi
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D017709:Fractals; D007700:Kinetics; D064347:Microscopy, Electrochemical, Scanning; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Adsorption modeling; Fractal; Kinetic; Nanomaterial