Dear Tarekh,

We succeeded to completely  remove paracetamol, amoxicillin and cefuroxime axetil using activated carbon and ODTMA-clay micelles complex.

You can pass the effluent through two columns: one filled with activated carbon which is connected to a second one filled with ODTMA-clay micelles complex.  

For more on the methods used, please see attached files.

Hoping this will be helpful,

Rafik

Tarekh

Rafik's approach is a reasonably good one. Depending on flow volumes I would attempt to accomplish removal  via direct oxidation on the waste stream using ozone. Applying O3 directly to the a holding tank would allow batch treatment and excellent control over the oxidation.

Steve A Carr, Rodger B Baird, Mineralization as a mechanism for TOC removal: study of ozone/ozone–peroxide oxidation using FT-IR Water Research, Volume 34, Issue 16, 1 November 2000, Pages 4036– 4048 

Regards