Removal performance of tetracycline and oxytetracycline from aqueous solution via natural zeolites: an equilibrium and kinetic study

• Main Authors: Lye, J. W. P., Saman, N., Sharuddin, S. S. N., Othman, N. S., Mohtar, S. S., Md. Noor, A. M., Buhari, J., Cheu, S. C., Kong, H., Mat, H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley-VCH Verlag 2017
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75927/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029371982&doi=10.1002%2fclen.201600260&partnerID=40&md5=a26da945a9d2c33db84b53a0ae2de630

The persistence of antibiotics in sewage wastewater treatment plants in recent years has emerged as a serious issue. This study therefore evaluated three types of natural zeolites (i.e., NZ01, NZ02, and NZ03) for the removal of selected antibiotics namely tetracycline (TC) and oxytetracycline (OTC)...