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According to UNESCO, emerging pollutants are posing a threat to ecosystems and human health. These
compounds can be either synthetic or natural chemicals or microorganisms, that are not usually regulated, and
can be found in hospital wastewater, even after conventional treatment processes. Carbamazepine is a mood
stabilizing drug and an anticonvulsant. Due to its persistence, carbamazepine is one of the most frequently
detected pharmaceuticals in wastewater. Though there are many methods to remove such pollutants, adsorption
is one of the most effective treatments. To remove carbamazepine from solution, an activated carbon prepared
from leather residues and a commercial activated carbon were used as adsorbents.
The adsorption tests show that the leather residue derived activated carbons have higher specific surface area (>1500 m’/g) and higher adsorption capacity (q > 300 mgcnz/g) for carbamazepine when compared to commercial activated carbon (992 m’/g and q < 180 mgcaz/g, respectively).
Description
The 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research - ICEER 2021
Keywords
Activated Carbon Adsorption Carbamazepine Leather residues