Adsorption of Sulfamethoxazole onto Cuban Natural Clay: an alternative to remove emerging contaminants from wastewater

• MsC. Dayaris Hernández Oliva

• English

• clay
• emerging contaminants
• palygorskite
• sulfamethoxazole

The water pollution with pharmaceutical and personal care products become a serious problem in society due to the impacts that they can cause by their high concentrations in marine ecosystems and human health. The use of adsorbent materials for the removing of emerging contaminants (EC) present in wastewater is one of the simple solutions proposed by the scientific community. The use of natural clays for this purpose is an advantageous alternative considering the high adsorption capacity, compat...