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Review
. 2017 Mar;24(9):7938-7958.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-8388-8. Epub 2017 Jan 22.

The role of graphene oxide and graphene oxide-based nanomaterials in the removal of pharmaceuticals from aqueous media: a review

Ayub Khan  1 , Jian Wang  1 , Jun Li  1 , Xiangxue Wang  1 , Zhongshan Chen  1 , Ahmed Alsaedi  2 , Tasawar Hayat  2   3 , Yuantao Chen  4 , Xiangke Wang  5   6   7
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The role of graphene oxide and graphene oxide-based nanomaterials in the removal of pharmaceuticals from aqueous media: a review

Ayub Khan et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

In this review paper, the ill effects of pharmaceuticals (PhAs) on the environment and their adsorption on graphene oxide (GO) and graphene oxide-based (GO-based) nanomaterials have been summarised and discussed. The adsorption of prominent PhAs discussed herein includes beta-blockers (atenolol and propranolol), antibiotics (tetracycline, ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole), pharmaceutically active compounds (carbamazepine) and analgesics such as diclofenac. The adsorption of PhAs strictly depends upon the experimental conditions such as pH, adsorbent and adsorbate concentrations, temperature, ionic strength, etc. To understand the adsorption mechanism and feasibility of the adsorption process, the adsorption isotherms, thermodynamics and kinetic studies were also considered. Except for some cases, GO and its derivatives show excellent adsorption capacities for PhAs, which is crucial for their applications in the environmental pollution cleanup.

Keywords: Adsorption; Graphene oxide; Graphene oxide-based nanomaterials; Interaction mechanism; Water pollution cleanup.

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