Simultaneous Adsorption of Ternary Antibiotics (Levofloxacin, Meropenem, and Tetracycline) by SunFlower Husk Coated with Copper Oxide Nanoparticles
			
	
 
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				Department  of Civil Enginering, College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
				 
			 
						
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				Reconstruction and Projects Directorate , Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq
				 
			 
						
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				Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq
				 
			 
						
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				Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq
				 
			 
						
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				Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
				 
			 
						
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				Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
				 
			 
						
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				Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			
			 
			Data publikacji: 01-06-2022
			 
		 			
		 
	
							
																																													    		
    			 
    			
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    					Hassimi  Abu Hasan   
    					Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
							 
		
	 
		
 
 
J. Ecol. Eng. 2022; 23(6):30-42
		
 
 
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In this study, a new adsorbent derived from sunflower husk powder and coated in CuO nanoparticles (CSFH) was investigated to evaluate the simultaneous adsorption of Levofloxacin (LEV), Meropenem (MER), and Tetracycline (TEC) from an aqueous solution. Significant improvements in the adsorption capacity of the sunflower husk were identified after the powder particles had been coated in CuO nanoparticles. Kinetic data were correlated using a pseudo-second-order model, and was successful for the three antibiotics. Moreover, high compatibility was identified between the LEV, MER, and TEC, isotherm data, and the Langmuir model, which produced a better fit to suit the isotherm curves. In addition, the spontaneous and exothermic nature of the adsorption process was crucial for transforming the three antibiotics into CSFH. The greatest CSFH adsorption capacity was in MER (131.83 mg/g), followed by TEC (96.95mg/g), and LEV (62.24 mg/g). These findings thus indicate that CSFH is one of the most effective and efficient adsorbents to use for eliminating wastewater contaminated with antibiotic residue.