Issue 53, 2022

Adsorptive removal of tetracycline and ciprofloxacin drugs from water by using a magnetic rod-like hydroxyapatite and MIL-101(Fe) metal–organic framework nanocomposite

Abstract

A novel porous nanocomposite composed of hydroxyapatite nanorods (HAP), a MIL-101(Fe) metal–organic framework, and Fe3O4 nanoparticles was successfully fabricated in this work. The magnetic HAP/MIL-101(Fe)/Fe3O4 ternary nanocomposite was identified by various techniques, namely FT-IR spectroscopy, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, EDX, TEM, BET specific surface area, zeta potential, and VSM measurements. Tetracycline (TC) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) aqueous solutions were used to evaluate the adsorption performance of the resulting HAP/MIL-101(Fe)/Fe3O4 composite. The adsorption rate and capacity of HAP/MIL-101(Fe)/Fe3O4 were increased as compared with HAP, MIL-101(Fe), and HAP/MIL-101(Fe) samples due to the increased attraction. The influence of initial drug concentration, adsorbent dosage, temperature, and pH on the adsorption process was investigated. The results showed that the removal efficiencies of HAP/MIL-101(Fe)/Fe3O4 for TC and CIP were 95% and 93%, under the determined optimum conditions: pH of 7, drug concentration of 50 mg L−1, adsorbent dosage of 30 mg, and temperature of 25 °C. The maximum adsorption capacities of HAP/MIL-101(Fe)/Fe3O4 for TC and CIP were 120.48 mg g−1 and 112.35 mg g−1, respectively. Reusability of the prepared nanocomposite was easily achieved up to three times without significant change in its structure. As a result, the synthesized magnetic nanocomposite can be reused as a suitable absorbent for TC and CIP removal from aqueous solutions.

Graphical abstract: Adsorptive removal of tetracycline and ciprofloxacin drugs from water by using a magnetic rod-like hydroxyapatite and MIL-101(Fe) metal–organic framework nanocomposite

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Oct 2022
Accepted
25 Nov 2022
First published
30 Nov 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2022,12, 34438-34453

Adsorptive removal of tetracycline and ciprofloxacin drugs from water by using a magnetic rod-like hydroxyapatite and MIL-101(Fe) metal–organic framework nanocomposite

M. Beiranvand, S. Farhadi and A. Mohammadi-Gholami, RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 34438 DOI: 10.1039/D2RA06213E

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