Clavulanic Acid Adsorption Studies in Zeolites

Zeolites are crystalline inorganic solids containing aluminium, silicon and oxygen arranged in a highly regular structure, and they are usually used in separation processes. In this study, zeolites have been shown to act as adsorbents for clavulanic acid. Ion exchange with different compensating cat...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marcus Bruno Soares Forte, Maria Isabel Rodrigues, Francisco Maugeri Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-05-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.29.4.391
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1841564449093189632
author Marcus Bruno Soares Forte
Maria Isabel Rodrigues
Francisco Maugeri Filho
author_facet Marcus Bruno Soares Forte
Maria Isabel Rodrigues
Francisco Maugeri Filho
author_sort Marcus Bruno Soares Forte
collection DOAJ
description Zeolites are crystalline inorganic solids containing aluminium, silicon and oxygen arranged in a highly regular structure, and they are usually used in separation processes. In this study, zeolites have been shown to act as adsorbents for clavulanic acid. Ion exchange with different compensating cations (Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , Ba 2+ , Mg 2+ , Sr 2+ ) was used to modify the natural zeolite (NZ) and the synthetic faujasite (13X). Kinetic analysis of the adsorption of clavulanic acid indicated that the 13X-Na zeolite was the most appropriate for this purpose. Under equilibrium conditions, the retention by this zeolite was about 17.4% (C*/C 0 = 0.826), with the amount of clavulanic acid adsorbed relative to the amount of zeolite employed (q*) being ca. 0.5 mg/g. The 13X-Na zeolite was characterized in terms of its Si/Al ratio (1.5), density (d z = 2.248 g/cm 3 ), superficial area (S BET = 444.860 m 2 /g), total pore volume (V pore = 0.308 cm 3 /g), micropore volume (V micro = 0.203 cm 3 /g) and particle porosity (ε p = 0.69). Adsorption isotherms at 10, 15 and 20 °C were constructed using 13X-Na zeolite and solutions of pure clavulanic acid; these demonstrated that the lower the temperature, the higher the amount of clavulanic acid adsorbed.
format Article
id doaj-art-327fbc1ed75b4be79e3f08844c8abf2a
institution Kabale University
issn 0263-6174
2048-4038
language English
publishDate 2011-05-01
publisher SAGE Publishing
record_format Article
series Adsorption Science & Technology
spelling doaj-art-327fbc1ed75b4be79e3f08844c8abf2a2025-01-02T22:38:06ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382011-05-012910.1260/0263-6174.29.4.391Clavulanic Acid Adsorption Studies in ZeolitesMarcus Bruno Soares ForteMaria Isabel RodriguesFrancisco Maugeri FilhoZeolites are crystalline inorganic solids containing aluminium, silicon and oxygen arranged in a highly regular structure, and they are usually used in separation processes. In this study, zeolites have been shown to act as adsorbents for clavulanic acid. Ion exchange with different compensating cations (Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , Ba 2+ , Mg 2+ , Sr 2+ ) was used to modify the natural zeolite (NZ) and the synthetic faujasite (13X). Kinetic analysis of the adsorption of clavulanic acid indicated that the 13X-Na zeolite was the most appropriate for this purpose. Under equilibrium conditions, the retention by this zeolite was about 17.4% (C*/C 0 = 0.826), with the amount of clavulanic acid adsorbed relative to the amount of zeolite employed (q*) being ca. 0.5 mg/g. The 13X-Na zeolite was characterized in terms of its Si/Al ratio (1.5), density (d z = 2.248 g/cm 3 ), superficial area (S BET = 444.860 m 2 /g), total pore volume (V pore = 0.308 cm 3 /g), micropore volume (V micro = 0.203 cm 3 /g) and particle porosity (ε p = 0.69). Adsorption isotherms at 10, 15 and 20 °C were constructed using 13X-Na zeolite and solutions of pure clavulanic acid; these demonstrated that the lower the temperature, the higher the amount of clavulanic acid adsorbed.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.29.4.391
spellingShingle Marcus Bruno Soares Forte
Maria Isabel Rodrigues
Francisco Maugeri Filho
Clavulanic Acid Adsorption Studies in Zeolites
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Clavulanic Acid Adsorption Studies in Zeolites
title_full Clavulanic Acid Adsorption Studies in Zeolites
title_fullStr Clavulanic Acid Adsorption Studies in Zeolites
title_full_unstemmed Clavulanic Acid Adsorption Studies in Zeolites
title_short Clavulanic Acid Adsorption Studies in Zeolites
title_sort clavulanic acid adsorption studies in zeolites
url https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.29.4.391
work_keys_str_mv AT marcusbrunosoaresforte clavulanicacidadsorptionstudiesinzeolites
AT mariaisabelrodrigues clavulanicacidadsorptionstudiesinzeolites
AT franciscomaugerifilho clavulanicacidadsorptionstudiesinzeolites