Removal of emerging pollutants present in water using an E-coli biofilm supported onto activated carbons prepared from argan wastes: Adsorption studies in batch and fixed bed.

In order to improve the removal rates of paracetamol and amoxicillin present in water, activated carbons prepared from argan waste were designed as a support for a biofilm-based on E. coli yielding microporous materials with high surface areas, in such a way that the biofilm support could be made homogeneously on the internal and external surface of the material. Adsorption studies without the presence of the biofilm showed rapid kinetics with adsorption constants k = 0.