Removal of selected pharmaceutical compounds from water by an organic polymer resin

Abstract

This study presents adsorption performances for Carbamazepine, Propyphenazone, and Sulfamethoxazole using polymer resin, Lewatit VP OC 1163. Adsorption capacities followed: Carbaniazepine> Sulfamethoxazole> Propyphenazone. Lewatit VP OC 1163 showed a larger adsorption for pharmaceuticals having low solubility, with Freundlich adsorption parameter, K-p,, reaching 46.068 [(mgg(-1)) (mgl(-1))] for Carbamazepine (solubility, 179 mgl(-1)). SAC(254) (Spectral Absorption Coefficient at 254 nm) can be used as a control parameter for pharmaceutical adsorption studies.