Pharmaceuticals removal from water effluents by adsorption in activated carbons using Monte Carlo simulations

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Abstract

Molecular simulations using the Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) method have been performed in order to understand the interaction of three pharmaceutical molecules (ibuprofen, naproxen and diclofenac) on activated carbons in aqueous mixtures. A virtual nanoporous carbon model based on units of polyaromatic molecules with defects and polar-oxygenated sites is used. Comparison of the simulated capacities with experimentally reported values is highly consistent, highlighting the ability of GCMC simulation to describe the macroscopic adsorption performance in drug removal applications, while also providing additional insights into the adsorption mechanism.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationComputer Aided Chemical Engineering
PublisherElsevier B.V.
Pages2695-2700
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2017

Publication series

NameComputer Aided Chemical Engineering
Volume40
ISSN (Print)1570-7946

Keywords

  • Activated Carbon
  • Adsorption
  • GCMC
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Water treatment

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