Adsorption of Selected Pharmaceutical Compounds onto Activated Carbon in Dilute Aqueous Solutions Exemplified by Acetaminophen, Diclofenac, and Sulfamethoxazole

Figure 3

The adsorption capacity of (a) diclofenac and acetaminophen, (b) diclofenac and sulfamethoxazole, and (c) acetaminophen and sulfamethoxazole onto GAC in binary mixture (stirring speed of 140 rpm for 72 h and 25°C. The initial concentration of each target compound was 10 mg/L).

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