Efficient removal of the ciprofloxacin drug using an electrospun Co/Al-layered double hydroxide-embedded chitosan/polyvinylidene fluoride nanofiber membrane
Abstract
with rapid equilibrium at 40 min, pH-sensitive performance with the optimum pH of 6 and the adsorption being endothermic and spontaneous in nature. The isotherms and kinetic studies revealed that the adsorption process was predominantly monolayer chemisorption with a secondary contribution from multilayer interactions. Furthermore, response surface methodology (RSM) was actively employed for optimizing the operational parameters for practical applications. These membranes also have stability and the potential for reusability, as well as multifunctional biomedical applications. This shows that the Co/Al-LDH-CS/PVDF nanofiber membrane can be used effectively as a large-scale and sustainable adsorbent for treating pharmaceutical wastewater.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Membrane Separation Technologies
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- RSC Advances
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 10451–10478
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN