Manganese Oxide-Functionalized Palm Leaf Biochar for High-Efficiency Ciprofloxacin Adsorption from Water
Samah Daffalla, Mohamed R. El-Aassar · 2026
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Samah Daffalla and Mohamed El-Aassar make a water-cleaning material from palm leaves in a 2026 study. The target is ciprofloxacin, a common antibiotic that now shows up in rivers and wastewater. Such drug traces can harm water life and feed drug resistance, so cheap ways to pull them out are in demand.
The team charred palm leaf waste into biochar, then coated it with manganese oxide using a plant extract as a helper. The coating raised the surface area about forty-two-fold. In tests the material removed 95 percent of the drug from water. Uptake fit a single-layer model, with a top capacity of 24 milligrams per gram. The work turns farm waste into a strong filter medium.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Samah Daffalla, Mohamed R. El-Aassar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |