Insights on carbonaceous materials tailoring for effective removal of the Anticancer Drug 5-Fluorouracil from contaminated waters

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018-02

Authors

Mónica S. F. Santos (Author) FEUP; Eduardo Macedo (Author) FEUP; F. J. Maldonado-Hódar (Author) Other; Luís M. Madeira (Author) FEUP; Arminda Alves (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Vol. 57 No. 11

Pages: 3932-3940

ISSN: 0888-5885

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Authenticus ID: P-00N-SWM

DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b05145

Abstract (EN): This work presents for the first time a comprehensive analysis of the influence of the textural and elemental properties of different carbonaceous materials on the 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) removal efficacy from water by adsorption. A detailed textural and elemental characterization of the adsorbent materials was performed, based on which their kinetics and equilibrium adsorption performances for 5-FU uptake were compared. The equilibrium data revealed that the adsorption capacities are generally in line with the surface area of the carbonaceous materials; the carbon blacks, BP2000 and Vulcan, exhibit the highest (112 mg/g) and lowest (19 mg/g) adsorption capacities, respectively. The linear driving force model was successfully used to describe the rate of 5-FU adsorption on the carbonaceous materials and the effect of some parameters (agitation speed, adsorbent particle size, and initial 5-FU concentration) on the sorption kinetics was evaluated. It was found that the oxygen content and the mesopore volume are the most relevant properties of the adsorbent affecting the kinetics.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9