Prickly pear, potential adsorbent of copper (Cu2+), iron (Fe3+) and chromium (Cr3+) from contaminated waters
| dc.contributor.author | Morales-Aredo, Jhossep | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gamboa-Meregildo, Kedi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vejarano, Ricardo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-17T03:07:59Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-22T12:11:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-17T03:07:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-02-22T12:11:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The 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 waters | en_US |
| dc.description.country | Peru | en |
| dc.description.institution | Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) | en |
| dc.description.track | Energy, Water and Sustainable Engineering | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-958-52071-4-1 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2414-6390 | |
| dc.identifier.other | http://laccei.org/LACCEI2020-VirtualEdition/meta/FP126.html | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2020.1.1.126 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://axces.info/handle/10.18687/20200101_126 | |
| dc.journal.referato | peerReview | |
| dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
| dc.publisher | LACCEI Inc. | en_US |
| dc.rights | LACCEI License | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://laccei.org/blog/copyright-laccei-papers/ | |
| dc.subject | heavy metals | en_US |
| dc.subject | contaminated water | en_US |
| dc.subject | adsorption | en_US |
| dc.subject | prickly pear cactus cladode | en_US |
| dc.title | Prickly pear, potential adsorbent of copper (Cu2+), iron (Fe3+) and chromium (Cr3+) from contaminated waters | |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |