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dc.contributor.authorMorales-Aredo, Jhossep
dc.contributor.authorGamboa-Meregildo, Kedi
dc.contributor.authorVejarano, Ricardo
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-17T03:07:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T12:11:07Z
dc.date.available2020-08-17T03:07:59Z
dc.date.available2022-02-22T12:11:07Z
dc.date.issued2020-07
dc.identifier.isbn978-958-52071-4-1
dc.identifier.issn2414-6390
dc.identifier.otherhttp://laccei.org/LACCEI2020-VirtualEdition/meta/FP126.html
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2020.1.1.126
dc.identifier.urihttp://axces.info/handle/10.18687/20200101_126
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of prickly pear cactus cladode (Opuntia ficus) to remove copper (Cu2+), iron (Fe3+) and chromium (Cr3+) from aqueous solutions. Distilled water mixed with Cu2+, Fe3+ or Cr3+ at initial concentrations of 19.60, 16.60 and 17.85 ppm, respectively, were used as media for testing. The aqueous media were treated with two adsorbents: i) a naturally collected cladode (CT), and ii) a cladode chemically modified with calcium (CTCa). The results indicate that a greater metal adsorption is obtained with the CTCa adsorbent. Moreover, 2 hours of contact is enough to remove up to 82.75, 78.36 and 87.84% of Cu2+, Fe3+ and Cr3+, respectively, with respect to their initial concentrations. Our results suggest that the prickly pear cactus cladode might be potentially effective as an eco-friendly adsorbent for removing heavy metals from contaminated watersen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherLACCEI Inc.en_US
dc.rightsLACCEI License
dc.rights.urihttps://laccei.org/blog/copyright-laccei-papers/
dc.subjectheavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectcontaminated wateren_US
dc.subjectadsorptionen_US
dc.subjectprickly pear cactus cladodeen_US
dc.titlePrickly pear, potential adsorbent of copper (Cu2+), iron (Fe3+) and chromium (Cr3+) from contaminated waters
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.description.countryPeruen
dc.description.institutionUniversidad Privada del Norte (UPN)en
dc.description.trackEnergy, Water and Sustainable Engineeringen
dc.journal.referatopeerReview


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