Removing Tramadol Hydrochloride from Wastewater Using Kaolinite Nanocomposite | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||||
| Article 17, Volume 63, Issue 4, April 2020, Page 1397-1409 PDF (1.66 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2019.15204.1924 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Mohamed Farouk Moustafa  1; Alaa S Amin 2; mostafa amin diab3; Ael Zaki El-Sonbaty3; Mahmoud Ibrahim3
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| 1chemist, Holding company for water and wastewater | ||||
| 2chemistry, science, Banha university | ||||
| 3Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Pharmaceutical compounds are considered emerging environmental pollutants that have a potential harmful impact on environment and human health. This work aims treat the tramadol hydrochloride (TH) in different water resources in Egypt. The identification and quantification of TH was explored using LC/MS/MS spectrometer. The study proposed kaolinite/ZnO nanocomposite as a new solution for TH treatment. The characterization study showed that the highest photodegradation activity was reached in the case of K/ZnO40%. The photodegradation kinetics and thermodynamics are investigated. The obtained results reveal that Pseudo-first order model is well fitted with a correlation coefficient (0.990). Moreover, the positive values of ΔH˚ and ΔS˚ show that the photodegradation process is endothermic. Positive value of free energy indicates that the adsorption process is not spontaneous. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Kaolinite; Tramadol hydrochloride; Photocatalyst; Thermodynamic; Reaction kinetic | ||||
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