This study investigated the removal of tylosin tartrate, a veterinary antibiotic, from water by adsorption onto granular activated carbon (GAC) in the presence of humic acid. Humic acid was chosen as a representative compound of natural organic matter (NOM). Equilibrium experiments were conducted to investigate the influence of pH on humic acid adsorption, which was found to be favored at the lowest pH (3.5). The kinetic experiments demonstrated that tylosin tartrate adsorption decreased in the presence of humic acid.

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Creator

• Vargas Prada, Alejandra

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-041411-175854

Advisor

• Camesano, Terri Anne
• Thompson, Robert W.

Year

• 2011

Center

• Nancy, France Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• LʼEcole Nationale Supérieure des Industries C

Date created

• 2011-04-14

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright