Comprehensive evaluation of the removal mechanism of carbamazepine and ibuprofen by metal organic framework

Pharmaceutical products (PhACs) in water sources are considered to be a severe environmental issue. To mitigate this issue, we used a metal-organic framework (MOF) as an adsorbent to remove selected PhACs (i.e., carbamazepine (CBM) and ibuprofen (IBP)). This work was carried out to characterize the MOF, then confirm its feasibility for removing the selected PhACs. In particular, based on practical considerations, we investigated the effects of...