Rapid Removal and Efficient Recovery of Tetracycline Antibiotics in Aqueous Solution Using Layered Double Hydroxide Components in an In Situ-Adsorption Process
Open Access
- 4 July 2019
- Vol. 9 (7), 342
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9070342
Abstract
This work demonstrates a simple approach for the efficient removal of tetracycline (TC) antibiotic from an aqueous solution. The in situ-adsorption removal method involved instant precipitation formation of mixed metal hydroxides (MMHs), which could immediately act as a sorbent for capturing TC from an aqueous solution, by employing layered double hydroxide (LDH) components including magnesium and aluminum ions in alkaline conditions. By using this approach, 100% removal of TC can be accomplished within 4 min under optimized conditions. The fast removal possibly resulted from an instantaneous adsorption of TC molecules onto the charged surface of MMHs via hydrogen bonding and electrostatically induced attraction. The results revealed that our removal technique was superior to the use of LDH as a sorbent in terms of both removal kinetics and efficiency. Moreover, the recovery of captured TC was tested under the influence of various common anions. It was found that 98% recovery could be simply achieved by using phosphate, possibly due to its highly charged density. Furthermore, this method was successful for efficient removal of TC in real environmental water samples.Keywords
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