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This study concerns the removal of a trihydrate antibiotic (Amoxicillin) from synthetically
contaminated water by adsorption on modified bentonite. The bentonite was modified using
hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (HTAB), which turned it from a hydrophilic to a hydrophobic material. The effects of different parameters were studied in batch experiments. These
parameters were contact time, solution pH, agitation speed, initial concentration (C0) of the
contaminant, and adsorbent dosage. Maximum removal of amoxicillin (93 %) was achieved at
contact time = 240 min, pH = 10, agitation speed = 200 rpm, initial concentration = 30 ppm, and
adsorbent dosage = 3 g bentonite per 1L of pollutant solution. The characterization of the
adsorbent, modi
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