Enhancement in amoxicillin adsorption and regeneration properties of SBA-15 after surface modification with polyaniline

• Published in: Colloid and interface science communications Vol. 43; p. 100432
• Main Authors: Pandey, Prashant, Shankar, Aparajita, Biney, Michael, Saini, Vipin K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Amoxicillin; Kinetics; Pharmaceutical pollution; Polyaniline; Reusability; SBA-15; Reusability; Kinetics; Polyaniline; SBA-15; Pharmaceutical pollution; Amoxicillin

In this study, the ordered-mesoporous silica SBA-15 was modified into a composite adsorbent (PANI-SBA-15) through in-situ polymerization of aniline inside its mesopores. During polymerization, the residual cationic species from SBA-15 were washed away, which increased the surface negative charge in...