Open AccessRemoval efficiency of pharmaceutical drugs (Mebeverine hydrochloride MEB) by an activated carbon prepared from dates stems
Author(s) -
Assia Djebri,
Zahra Sadaoui,
Mohamed Belmedani,
Lionel Domergue,
M. Trari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of environmental health science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 2052-336X
DOI - 10.1007/s40201-021-00658-1
Subject(s) - adsorption , activated carbon , freundlich equation , chemistry , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , nuclear chemistry , carbon fibers , chromatography , bet theory , materials science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , composite number , engineering
The removal efficiency of the pharmaceutical drug Mebeverine Hydrochloride (MEB) from solutions by an activated carbon (AC) prepared from dates stems was investigated in the present research work. The surface properties of the activated carbon were investigated by elementary analysis, BET surface area, SEM, FTIR and pH pzc . The operating parameters effect on the MEB adsorption efficiency was investigated by using batch experiments. The adsorption isotherms study indicated that the experimental data were well described by Freundlich and DR isotherms, with the maximum adsorption capacity (q max ) of 4105 mg/g. This result suggests the multilayer adsorption of MEB on the activated carbon.