Pyrolysis product from orange peel for use in the adsorption of inorganic contaminants

• Grant number: 12/21124-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2012
• End date: November 30, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Technology
• Principal Investigator: Leandro Cardoso de Morais
• Grantee: Marina Costa Patz
• Host Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus Experimental de Sorocaba. Sorocaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Brazil has put on the international scene as the largest producer of orange juice in the world, most of this cultivation is found in the state of São Paulo. Consequently, it has a huge amount of waste generated, in terms of peel and pulp of the orange, thus causing a significant impact on the environment and are harmful to public health. Therefore this research project aims to quantify the adsorption of inorganic contaminants, such as Pb, Zn, and Cd, and by thermogravimetric analysis of the concentration of coke generated during pyrolysis of orange peel. Samples will be collected and dried at 105 ° C. The technique used to verify the sorption is by ICP-OES.(AU)