Adsorption of ciprofloxacin on materials obtained from recycled industrial waste

MELIA LUCAS; GIL MARTIN; GALLEGOS, MARÍA V.; MEYER MARCOS; PELUSO ANDRÉS; SAMBETH, JORGE; DAMONTE, LAURA

Buenos Aires

Congreso; 11th world congress of chemical engineering; 2023

The scrap used in the process of obtaining steel by Electric Arc Furnace is classified by a process of crushing and separation of ferrous metals. The remaining non-ferrous fraction is a homogeneous mixture containing plastic, rubber, glass, paper, sand, soil, and residual metal parts. These materials are disposed of in dumps or landfills, thus becoming an environmental problem.On the other hand, iron oxides are of special interest due to their natural abundance, low cost, and interesting chemistry. These oxides exist in different structural forms, such as hematite (α-Fe2O3), magnetite (Fe3O4), and goethite (FeOOH). The use of these materials as adsorbents of contaminants in water (heavy metals, dyes, pharmaceuticals) has been described.