Kinetic modeling of antibiotic adsorption onto different nanomaterials using the Brouers-Sotolongo fractal equation

摘要

In this study, the kinetic data of the adsorption of two antibiotics onto three nanoadsorbents was modeled using the Brouers-Sotolongo fractal model. The model parameters were calculated at different initial antibiotic concentrations using various approximations of the kinetic equation for two quantities of practical relevance: the sorption power and the half-time characteristic of the sorption. The merits of the nanomaterial were then compared in terms of their application in the elimination of dangerous antibiotic wastes. We also developed a formula to calculate the effective rate of the best adsorbent. This study presents the modeling method in detail and has a pedagogical value for similar researches.