Sequestering a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug using modified orange peels

Abstract This study investigates the sorption of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, ibuprofen, (IBP) using acid activated carbon prepared from orange peel (OPA). OPA was characterized via the use of Fourier transform infrared and scanning electron microscopy techniques. Four isotherm models wer...

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Main Authors: Olugbenga Solomon Bello, Temitope Chris Alagbada, Oluwakemi Christiana Alao, Abimbola Modupe Olatunde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Applied Water Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-020-01254-8