期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 414, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125554
关键词
Density functional theory; Water and wastewater treatment; Environmental fate; Solvent polarity; Desorption
资金
- University Computing Centre (SRCE) in Zagreb
- Croatian Science Foundation [IP2018012298]
Understanding the adsorption of pharmaceuticals on carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) is crucial for their chemical engineering applications, risk assessment, and pollution control. Computational assessment revealed that different CNMs and solvents influence the adsorption mechanism and thermodynamics of pharmaceuticals, with functionalized graphene identified as the most effective for removing a set of pharmaceuticals from water and wastewater. Additionally, CNMs may transport pharmaceuticals into living organisms and release them in nonpolar mediums.
Understanding and acquiring knowledge about the adsorption of pharmaceuticals on carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) is imperative to the chemical engineering applications of CNMs, as well as to risk assessment and pollution control of both CNMs and pharmaceuticals. A computational assessment of the mechanism and thermodynamics of the adsorption of 18 most common pharmaceuticals (acetaminophen, acetylsalicylic acid, atenolol, caffeine, carbamazepine, clofibric acid, diclofenac, fenofibric acid, fluoxetine, gemfibrozil, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen, phenazone, primidone, propranolol, salicylic acid, tramadol) on four different CNMs (pristine/functionalised graphene and carbon nanotube) in two different solvents (water and n-octanol) was provided. We show that the adsorption of pharmaceuticals on pristine CNMs is controlled by dispersion forces, pi-interactions and hydrophobic interaction. On the other hand, adsorption on functionalised CNMs is controlled by hydrogen bonding and Coulombic interactions. Furthermore, we demonstrate how functionalization of CNM, CNM curvature and background solution properties modulate the intensity of non-covalent interactions and their contribution towards adsorption free energy. With this knowledge, we pinpoint functionalised graphene at environmental pH as the most effective setting for the removal of a given set of pharmaceuticals from water and wastewater. Finally, we show that CNMs may transport pharmaceuticals into living organisms and release them in nonpolar mediums such as cellular membranes and fat cells.
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