IQUIMEFA 05518
INSTITUTO QUIMICA Y METABOLISMO DEL FARMACO
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Exhausted Yerba Mate leaves (Ilex paraguariensis) as biosorbent for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions
Autor/es:
G. J. COPELLO; R. E. GARIBOTTI; F. VARELA; M. V. TUTTOLOMONDO; L. E. DÍAZ
Revista:
JOURNAL OF THE BRAZILIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Editorial:
SOC BRASILEIRA QUIMICA
Referencias:
Lugar: San Pablo; Año: 2011 vol. 22 p. 790 - 795
ISSN:
0103-5053
Resumen:
Yerba mate is the most popular tea-like beverage of South America. Consequently, there is a huge generation of residues of exhausted yerba mate and these may be used for removal of metals. The capability of exhausted yerba mate leaves in the removal of metals was evaluated in this study. The greatest adsorption was found to be at pHs below 5 and the adsorption capacity was 12.28, 11.77 and 8.80 mg g-1 for Pb(II), Cr(III) and Cr(VI), respectively.
