ABSTRACT
At present, abiotic degradation of water-based organic pollutants, mostly antibiotics from hospital sewage, is an emerging field of focus worldwide. There are different methods based on a unique principle to degrade the pollutants. Each method has pros and cons, which are elaborated in this chapter. The chapter presents an overview of the source, fate, physical and chemical characteristics of different antibodies that pose threats to the environment. Among these methods, adsorption and photocatalytic degradation are elaborated. A case study on the adsorption of oxytetracycline on mesoporous materials is described. Optimization of different conditions to increase the adsorption capacity of mesoporous materials is performed. In addition, kinetic models and implementation of the models to explain the experimental data are shown, which will be helpful to the reader to conduct adsorption study.
