Removal of antiretroviral drugs from wastewater using activated macadamia nutshells: Adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherms, and thermodynamic studies
Lindokuhle Simelane,
Precious Mahlambi,
Sebastien Rochat
et al.
Abstract:Antiretroviral drugs (ARVDs) have been extensively employed in health care to improve the quality of life and lifecycle longevity. However, overuse and improper disposal of ARVDs have been recognized as an emerging concern whereby wastewater treatment major recipients. Therefore, in this work, the activated macadamia nutshells (MCNs) were explored as low‐cost adsorbents for the removal of ARVDs in wastewater samples. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer–E… Show more
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