Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 622.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20160773

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Adsorption Characteristics of Different Forms of Ofloxacin to Attapulgite

QUAN Yao, BI Erping*()   

  1. School of Water Resources and Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment Engineering,China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2016-11-07 Online:2017-04-10 Published:2017-03-23
  • Contact: BI Erping E-mail:bi@cugb.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41472231)

Abstract:

By controlling the pH of reaction system, the adsorption characteristics of different forms of ofloxacin(i. e., OFL±, OFL+, and OFL-) to attapulgite(ATP) were investigated. The experimental results showed that exchanging with Ca2+ and Mg2+ on the surface of ATP was the main sorption mechanism for OFL+. When OFL+ adsorption quantity increased, there will be little amount of hydrogen bonding between OFL+ and ATP surface. OFL± and OFL- can form surface complexation with iron/aluminum oxide on the surface of ATP. Meanwhile, both OFL± and OFL- can form complexes with cations(Ca2+, Mg2+) dissolved from ATP and then adsorbed on ATP by electrostatic attraction. Because of the lower electronegativity of Ca than Mg, [Ca2+-OFL]+ cannot exist stably in neutral to weakly alkaline(e. g., pH=7.10—7.70) solution, which results in the situation that OFL± exchange with Ca2+ but form complexes with Mg2+ then adsorbed to ATP by electrostatic attraction. When OFL- was the main form in solution(pH=9.00—10.00), both Ca2+ and Mg2+ can form complexes with OFL- and then adsorbed to ATP by electrostatic attraction.

Key words: Ofloxacin, Attapulgite, Cation exchange, Surface complex, Electrostatic interaction

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