Adsorptive removal of azithromycin from aqueous solution using flake-like Co-ZIF coated melamine sponge in batch and continuous systems
Amir Adashi, Golshan Mazloom, Milad Ghani, Farhad Banisharif · 2026
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Description
Adashi and co-authors turned a plain melamine sponge into a high-capacity trap for azithromycin, the widely used antibiotic that slips through wastewater treatment largely intact. Their 2026 study grew flake-like cobalt zeolitic framework crystals directly on the sponge in one step, with no pretreatment. The result is a filter that can be lifted out and reused instead of chased as a powder.
The composite's theoretical adsorption capacity reached 1,428.57 milligrams of antibiotic per gram of material, and performance held steady across three successive reuse cycles. Batch tests followed the Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetics, the classic signs of a single molecular layer binding at defined sites. The context matters: under 10% of most pharmaceuticals are metabolized by the body, so the rest reaches waterways unchanged.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amir Adashi, Golshan Mazloom, Milad Ghani, Farhad Banisharif |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |