• 文献标题:   Effective Elimination of Contaminant Antibiotics Using High-Surface-Area Magnetic-Functionalized Graphene Nanocomposites Developed from Plastic Waste
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ELESSAWY NA, GOUDA MH, ALI SM, SALERNO M, ELDIN MSM
  • 作者关键词:   garamycin, ampicillin, magnetic sulfonated graphene, adsorption, ecosystem protection, statistical modeling
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Adv Technol New Mat Res Inst
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.3390/ma13071517
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The presence of pharmaceutical residues in aquatic environments represents a risk for the equilibrium of the ecosystem and may seriously affect human safety itself in the long term. To address this issue, we have synthesized functional materials based on highly-reduced graphene oxide (HRGO), sulfonated graphene (SG), and magnetic sulfonated graphene (MSG). The method of synthesis adopted is simple and inexpensive and makes use of plastic bottle waste as the raw material. We have tested the fabricated materials for their adsorption efficiency against two model antibiotics in aqueous solutions, namely Garamycin and Ampicillin. Our tests involved the optimization of different experimental parameters of the adsorption process, such as starting antibiotic concentration, amount of adsorbent, and time. Finally, we characterized the effect of the antibiotic adsorption process on common living organisms, namely Escherichia coli DH5 alpha (E. coli DH5 alpha) bacteria. The results obtained demonstrate the efficiency of the method in addressing the issue of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which will help in preventing changes in the ecosystem.