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Rochat, Sebastien
University of Bristol
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- 2024Investigation of the Dynamic Behaviour of H 2 and D 2 in a Kinetic Quantum Sieving Systemcitations
- 2024Removal of antiretroviral drugs from wastewater using activated macadamia nutshellscitations
- 2024Green and sustainable devulcanization of ground tire rubber using choline chloride–urea deep eutectic solventcitations
- 2024Investigation of the Dynamic Behaviour of H 2 and D 2 in a Kinetic Quantum Sieving Systemcitations
- 2023Hydrogen Sorption on Microporous Carbon/Sulfur Nanocomposite Systemscitations
- 2023Properties and Curing Kinetics of a Processable Binary Benzoxazine Blendcitations
- 2021Solvent sorption-induced actuation of composites based on a polymer of intrinsic microporositycitations
- 2021Solvent Sorption-Induced Actuation of Composites Based on a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporositycitations
- 2018Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-7) Coating Affects Triphasic Palladium Electrocatalysiscitations
- 2017AFM imaging and nanoindentation of polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM-1citations
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Removal of antiretroviral drugs from wastewater using activated macadamia nutshells
Abstract
Antiretroviral drugs (ARVDs) have been extensively employed in health care to improve the quality of life and lifecycle longevity. However, overuse and improper disposal of ARVDs have been recognized as an emerging concern whereby wastewater treatment major recipients. Therefore, in this work, the activated macadamia nutshells (MCNs) were explored as low-cost adsorbents for the removal of ARVDs in wastewater samples. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer–Emmet–Teller (BET), and Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). The highest removal efficiency (R.E) was above 86% for the selected analytes nevirapine, abacavir, and efavirenz. The maximum adsorption capacity of the functionalized MCN adsorbent was 10.79, 27.44, and 38.17 mg/g for nevirapine, abacavir, and efavirenz for HCl-modified adsorbent. In contrast, NaOH modified had adsorption capacities of 13.67, 14.25, and 20.79 mg/g. The FTIR showed distinct functional groups O-H and C=O, which facilitate the removal of selected ARVDs. From studying kinetics parameters, the pseudo-second-order (R2 = 0.990–0.996) was more dominant than the pseudo-first-order (R2 = 0.872–0.994). The experimental data was most fitted in the Freundlich model with (R2 close to 1). The thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption process was spontaneous and exothermic. The study indicated that MCNs are an eco-friendly, low-cost, and effective adsorbent for the removal of nevirapine, abacavir, and efavirenz.