Removal of ceftriaxone using modified layered double hydroxide MgAl-LDH with  Hylocereus costaricensis  extract

Rabellia Juladika Sayeri; Fitri Suryani Arsyad; Mardiyanto Mardiyanto; Najma Annuria Fithri; Yulizah Hanifah; Aldes Lesbani

doi:10.15826/chimtech.2025.12.3.07

Removal of ceftriaxone using modified layered double hydroxide MgAl-LDH with Hylocereus costaricensis extract

Rabellia Juladika Sayeri, Fitri Suryani Arsyad, Mardiyanto Mardiyanto, Najma Annuria Fithri, Yulizah Hanifah, Aldes Lesbani

Abstract

The use of pharmaceutical products, especially the antibiotic ceftriaxone (CTX), is increasingly widespread and raises serious concerns due to its waste residues that pollute the environment. In this study, a layered double hydroxide (MgAl-LDH) material was modified using dragon fruit peel extract (Hylocereus costaricensis) to develop an adsorbent (MgAl-HC) for removing CTX antibiotic effluent from the aquatic environment. LDH was synthesized using the co-precipitation methodб and dragon fruit extract was obtained through maceration. Material characterization was performed using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, and showed that modification with dragon fruit peel extract increased the specific surface area from 18.471 m²/g to 28.035 m²/g. The adsorption kinetics study revealed that the adsorption process followed the pseudo-second-order model and the isotherm analysis followed the Freundlich isotherm model with the maximum adsorption capacity (Q_max) reaching 322.580 mg/g. Regeneration tests showed that the MgAl-HC composite material could be reused for up to three cycles without any significant decrease in its adsorption capacity. These findings suggest that MgAl-HC composites have great potential as effective adsorbents for removing antibiotic effluents from aquatic environments.

Keywords

ceftriaxone; dragon fruit peel extract; LHD; adsorption isoterm; reusability

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