Development and characterization of oil shale minerals for ciprofloxacin remediation

A characterization of the Moroccan oil shale was carried out to determine the mineralogical and chemical characteristics. Thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction and infrared techniques were used to study the thermal and the structure behaviors of the Moroccan oil shale from Tanger (OST). The TG analysi...

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Published in:Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical research 2014, Vol.6 (12), p.316-324
Main Authors: Gouza, Asmae, Saoiabi, Sanaâ, Masse, Sylvie, Laghzizil, Abdelaziz, Saoiabi, Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Chemical Sciences
Life Sciences
Material chemistry
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Summary:A characterization of the Moroccan oil shale was carried out to determine the mineralogical and chemical characteristics. Thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction and infrared techniques were used to study the thermal and the structure behaviors of the Moroccan oil shale from Tanger (OST). The TG analysis showed that the investigated mineral exhibited about 8% as total mass loss containing up 80wt.% of quartz-SiO2 with less CaO content (\textless1%). Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to investigate the removal of ciprofloxacin antibiotic from wastewater by addition of OST shale. The best adsorption was obtained with dried OST and calcined at 550°C, which are promising materials for antibiotic removal.
ISSN:0975-7384