ZnCl2 activated mesoporous carbon from rice straw: optimization of its synthetic process and its application as a highly efficient adsorbent for amoxicillin

An optimized and efficient zinc chloride-based activation of rice straw yielded highly mesoporous carbons with an exceptional ability to adsorb the antibiotic amoxicillin. The maximum adsorption capacity was found to be as high as 1308 mg g −1 .