Biochar as effective sorbents for pharmaceutical removal

0558248 - ÚCHP 2023 RIV SK eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Morávková, Lenka - Spáčilová, Markéta - Krejčíková, Simona - Čárský, Milan - Soukup, Karel - Šolcová, Olga
Biochar as effective sorbents for pharmaceutical removal.
Proceedings 48th International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering SSCHE 2022 and Membrane Conference PERMEA 2022. Bratislava: Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology STU, 2022 - (Mihaľ, M.), s. 1. ISBN 978-80-8208-070-7.
[International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering SSCHE 2022 and Membrane Conference PERMEA 2022 /48./. Tatranské Matliare (SK), 23.05.2022-26.05.2022]
R&D Projects: GA TA ČR(CZ) TN01000048
Institutional support: RVO:67985858
Keywords : biochar * pharmaceutical removal, * diclofenac
OECD category: Chemical process engineering

This study was focused on removal of diclophenac, naproxen and triclosan from water by three various sorbents. Diclofenac and naproxen belong to widely used drugs, such as painkillers, antirheumatics and antiphlogistics and triclosan is a substance with disinfectant effects used in personal care products (eg soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes). Tested sorbents (biochars) were prepared from residues of freshwater algae (microalgae), seaweed (macroalgae) and also biomass from sunflower husks. The concentration 1 ppm was chosen for all three pollutants, which corresponded to concentrations usually found in a real wastewater was chosen for tests. All types of biochars revealed a relatively high effectiveness.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0331974