Reuse of residual orange peels to obtain an adsorbent product of organic and inorganic contaminants, for use in water treatment

• Grant number: 13/06413-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: July 01, 2013
• End date: February 28, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering - Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
• Principal Investigator: Leandro Cardoso de Morais
• Grantee: Carolina Monteiro Santos
• Host Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus Experimental de Sorocaba. Sorocaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The Brazilian economic structure based on the agribusiness sector actually, occupying the first position in the production ranking of orange juice. As a result, the waste generated from this activity is exorbitant, which has significant impact on the environment and human health due to the volume of waste generated which do not have a suitable and sustainable destination. The objective of this project will consist to characterize the thermal dry orange peel, under the effects of pyrolysis and burning, noting its potential energy. Also checked the possibility of sorption of organic contaminants such Ethylbenzene through optical emission spectrometry UV-Visible, and toxic metals such as Cu, Ni, Al, Zn, Pb and Cd by ICP-OES analysis, optical emission spectrometry with plasma induced coupled. The dry specimen pyrolysed will be characterized in terms of porosity and specific surface area by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and analysis (BET). (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CAROLINA M. SANTOS; LEANDRO CARDOSO DE MORAIS. PARÂMETROS TERMODINÂMICOS DA CASCA DE LARANJA DESIDRATADA. Química Nova, v. 38, n. 4, p. 488-492, 2015-05-00. (13/06413-5)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SANTOS, Carolina Monteiro. Uso de cascas de laranja como adsorvente de contaminantes no tratamento de água. 2015. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia. Sorocaba Sorocaba.