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Application of Calcium Carbonate in the Pharmaceutical Removal Process

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  • Izabela Zielińska

    (Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland
    Doctoral School, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Daniel Polak

    (Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland
    PolymemTech, 00-103 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Aleksandra Jurkiewicz

    (Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Julia Osełkowska

    (Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Aleksandra Lorek

    (Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Michał Stor

    (Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland
    Doctoral School, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Andrzej Krasiński

    (Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Paweł Gierycz

    (Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Maciej Szwast

    (Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland
    PolymemTech, 00-103 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

One way to reduce the negative impact of human activity on the natural environment is to use natural, easily available and relatively cheap to produce compounds in industrial processes. One such compound is naturally occurring calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ). This compound has adsorption properties so that it can be an alternative to commonly used adsorbents. The aim of this work is to determine the possibility of using CaCO 3 to remove pharmaceutical substances such as sulfadiazine and tetracycline from water. The CaCO 3 used in this work was synthesised using our own method, which allows the production of CaCO 3 particles with nanometric size. In the conducted research, calcium carbonate was used in the form of a suspension in purified solutions and as an inorganic filling of the developed membranes. The mass of pharmaceutical substances removed from their aqueous solutions was determined in the tests carried out. Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that CaCO 3 has the ability to adsorb both tetracycline and sulfadiazine. In suspension tests, the mass of the removed substances per unit mass of adsorbent was 1.52 mg/g and 6.85 mg/g, respectively. In turn, in the case of the integrated process using the developed membranes, the mass of the removed substances per unit mass of adsorbent was 109 mg/g and 97 mg/g.

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  • Izabela Zielińska & Daniel Polak & Aleksandra Jurkiewicz & Julia Osełkowska & Aleksandra Lorek & Michał Stor & Andrzej Krasiński & Paweł Gierycz & Maciej Szwast, 2024. "Application of Calcium Carbonate in the Pharmaceutical Removal Process," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-19, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:9:p:3794-:d:1386941
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