Application of xidized lignins obtained from banana residues in the treatment of industrial effluents containing heavy metals

• Grant number: 19/26924-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2020
• End date: March 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Technology
• Principal Investigator: Adilson Roberto Gonçalves
• Grantee: Tárik Chaves Taha
• Host Institution: Instituto de Pesquisa em Bioenergia (IPBEN). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/22401-8 - Fruit-refinery: obtention processes, characterization methods and generation of products derived from residues of the fruitculture, AP.TEM

Abstract

The objective of the project is to obtain and oxidize lignins from banana residues, quantify and compare the chelating capacity of the oxidized lignins with the aim to add value at a product that can be used in the removal of heavy metals from indutrial effluents.