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Banana Peel for Acetylsalicylic Acid Retention
Instituto Federal do Espirito Santo, Campus de Vila Velha, Brazil
Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo, Campus de Aracruz, Brazil
Instituto Federal do Espirito Santo, Campus de Vila Velha, Brazil
Instituto Federal do Espirito Santo, Campus de Vila Velha, Brazil
Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
- 1 Instituto Federal do Espirito Santo, Campus de Vila Velha, Brazil
- 2 Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo, Campus de Aracruz, Brazil
- 3 Instituto Federal do Espirito Santo, Campus de Vila Velha, Brazil
- 4 Instituto Federal do Espirito Santo, Campus de Vila Velha, Brazil
- 5 Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
- 6 Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
- 7 Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
- 8 Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- 9 Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- 10 Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
Journal of Environmental Protection·Volume 07 (2016)·Pages 1850–1859·Published 7 November 2016·DOI10.4236/jep.2016.712147
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Abstract
A method for adsorption involving banana peel (BP) was studied to remove the pollutant acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in aqueous medium. The results show that bioadsorbent has satisfactory maximum adsorption capacity (2.29 mg/g) for removing this analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug in aqueous solution (pH 7.0) using the Langmuir mathematical model. The tested concentrations of this pollutant were higher than the levels commonly found in the aquatic environment. This and other results suggest the BP as an alternative to ASA removal in water contaminated with pharmaceuticals pollutants.
KeywordsAdsorptionBanana PeelAcetylsalicylic Acid
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