Abstract
This study assessed the effectiveness of ceramic membranes in removing drugs from water. The effectiveness was assessed by filtration of model solutions with the addition of sulfamethoxazole and aspirin at a concentration of 3 mg/l. The study of drug concentrations was carried out using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results showed 100% and 99.48% removal of aspirin and sulfamethoxazole from the solution, respectively. When filtering model solutions with the addition of medicinal substances, a decrease in the flow of solutions was observed over time and amounted to 19 l/m2-h for sulfamethoxazole and 30 l/m2-h for aspirin, respectively. Overall, the results obtained indicate that ceramic membranes have the potential to purify water from medicinal contaminants.