Paper Title
Antifungal Activity of Some Novel Thiadiazole Derivatives
Abstract
Antibiotics are chemical compounds used as treating medicine for human and animal while also being consumed
for agricultural use. These compounds have different decomposition times and are stable in the environment. In this study
removal of tetracycline antibiotic, which has been found to be present in wastewater in considerable concentrations, by
adsorption method using actived carbon in a batch reactor was studied. Effects of operating parameters like initial pH (3,5,7
and 9), temperature (20,30,40 and 50oC), adsorbent dosage (0.025,0.050,0.1,0.15 and 0.2g),initial antibiotic concentration
(25,50,100 and150 mg/L) and agitation time (1,2,3,5,8 and 24h) were investigated. The highest chemical oxygen demand
(COD) removal of %91.2 was obtained at a pH value of 5, working temperature of 20 oC with 0.15 g activated carbon and
100 mg/L initial tetracycline concentration after 24 hour adsorption time. Considering the results, it was concluded that
adsorption of tetracycline antibiotic from wastewater using activated carbon can be used as an effective treatment method.
Index Terms - Activated carbon, Adsorption, Antibiotics