A review of the antibiotic ofloxacin: Current status of ecotoxicology and scientific advances in its removal from aqueous systems by adsorption technology

J Georgin, DSP Franco, CG Ramos, DGA Piccilli… - … Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
It is estimated that the growth of the population, the augmented expectancy of life, and the
emergence of new pandemics will significantly increase the consumption of pharmaceutical …

Enhanced performance of Lagerstroemia speciosa seed biochar and polypyrrole composite for the sequestration of emerging contaminant from wastewater sample …

S Das, SR Paul, A Debnath - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical effluents containing fluroquinolones (FQs) are one of the incipient organic
impurities in aquatic environment. The ecosystem and human health were seriously affected …

Fabrication of biochar from jarul (Lagerstroemia speciosa) seed hull for ultrasound aided sequestration of ofloxacin from water: Phytotoxic assessments and cost …

S Das, SR Paul, A Debnath - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Water pollution by pharmaceutical pollutants such as antibiotics are rising day by day and
antibiotics are considered as emerging contaminants because of their eventual threats for …

Recent advances in the adsorption of ofloxacin from aqueous media

IP Oyekunle, IA Ojelade, JA Oyegoke… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the ever-increasing effort towards combating antimicrobial resistance, the
accumulation of ofloxacin (OFL) in aqueous matrix becomes more rampant. Understanding …

Biochar derived from water hyacinth biomass chemically activated for dye removal in aqueous solution

MT Carneiro, AÍS Morais, ALF de Carvalho Melo… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rapid industrial development has led to the use of numerous dyes responsible for
significant water pollution worldwide. Adsorbents have been developed to treat these …

Surface oxidation pre-treatment on activated carbon: Effect on its cathode performance in electro-Fenton processes

ML Salazar-López, I Robles, RJ Martínez… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, activated carbon (AC) of vegetable origin was exposed to diluted HNO 3
solutions for different time periods in order to promote varying degrees of oxidation of the …

Adsorption of levofloxacin onto graphene oxide/chitosan composite aerogel microspheres

P Miao, J Gao, X Han, Y Zhao, T Chen - Gels, 2024 - mdpi.com
The removal of pharmaceutical residues from water resources using bio-based materials is
very important for human safety and health. Bio-based graphene oxide/chitosan (GO/CS) …

Effect of copper doping on the photocatalytic performance of Ni 2 O 3@ PC membrane composites in norfloxacin degradation

AA Mashentseva, DT Nurpeisova, M Barsbay - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, copper (Cu) and nickel oxide (Ni2O3) microtubes (MTs) were synthesized
using an electroless template deposition technique within porous polycarbonate (PC) track …

Research on adsorption mechanisms of levofloxacin over fungus chaff biochar modified by combination of alkali activation and copper-cobalt metallic oxides

T Luo, L Wu, B Jia, Y Zeng, J Hao, S He… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
This study evaluated the advantages of the combination of alkali activation and metallic
oxide modification of fungus chaff biochar (Cu-Co-BC) and revealed its adsorption …

Three-dimensional graded porous structure and compressible KGM-GO/CS/SA composite aerogel spheres for efficient adsorption of antibiotics

T He, X Liu, S Lv, D Wei, L Liu - Separation and Purification Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The abuse of antibiotics led to significant environmental pollution through persistent
residues in water bodies, posing severe risks to both ecological systems and human health …