Activated carbon adsorption of quinolone antibiotics in water: Performance, mechanism, and modeling

The extensive use of antibiotics has led to their presence in the aquatic environment, and introduces potential impacts on human and ecological health. The capability of powdered activated carbon(PAC) to remove six frequently used quinolone(QN) antibiotics during water treatment was evaluated to improve drinking water safety. The kinetics of QN adsorption by PAC was best described by a pseudo second-order equation, and the adsorption capacity was well described by the Freundlich isotherm equation. Isotherms measured at different p H showed that hydrophobic interaction, electrostatic interaction,and π–π dispersion force were the main mechanisms for adsorption of QNs by PAC. A p H-dependent isotherm model based on the Freundlich equation was developed to predict the adsorption capacity of QNs by PAC at different p H values. This model had excellent prediction capabilities under different laboratory scenarios. Small relative standard derivations(RSDs), i.e., 0.59%–0.92% for ciprofloxacin and 0.09%–3.89% for enrofloxacin,were observed for equilibrium concentrations above the 0.3 mg/L level. The RSDs increased to 11.9% for ciprofloxacin and 32.1% for enrofloxacin at μg/L equilibrium levels, which is still acceptable. This model could be applied to predict the adsorption of other chemicals having different ionized forms.     

超高效液相色谱三重四级杆质谱联用法测定水中喹诺酮类抗生素

采用固相萃取-超高效液相色谱三重四级杆质谱联用法同时测定水中环丙沙星、氧氟沙星、恩诺沙星、洛美沙星、诺氟沙星等5种喹诺酮类抗生素，优化了前处理和分离检测条件。5种目标化合物在6.5 min内完成分析，在1.00 μg/L～100 μg/L范围内线性良好，方法检出限为0.3 ng/L～1.0 ng/L，空白和实际水样加标回收率为81.5%～116%，平行测定的RSD为6.0%～14.1%。