Efficient removal of pharmaceuticals from water using graphene nanoplatelets as adsorbent

• Main Authors: Rosli, Fatin Ahza, Ahmad, Haslina, Jumbri, Khairulazhar, Abdullah, Abdul Halim, Kamaruzaman, Sazlinda, Abdullah, Nor Ain Fathihah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97035/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97035/; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.201076

Recently, pharmaceutical pollutants in water have emerged as a global concern as they give threat to human health and the environment. In this study, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were used to efficiently remove antibiotics sulfamethoxazole (SMX)and analgesic acetaminophen (ACM) as pharmaceutic...