Superficial microanalysis of marine algae for sustainable effluent treatment (#1585)
Read ArticleDate of Conference
July 19-21, 2023
Published In
"Leadership in Education and Innovation in Engineering in the Framework of Global Transformations: Integration and Alliances for Integral Development"
Location of Conference
Buenos Aires
Authors
Ardanza, María Del Pilar
Piol, María Natalia
Boeykens, Susana Patricia
Abstract
The recognition tests of the structural, chemical, superficial and morphological characteristics of the adsorbents is a key point to take into account when the use of these materials is proposed as filling in adsorption columns for the treatment of industrial effluents. The superficial microanalysis of the material by SEM-EDS allows to study the pattern of distribution of the contaminants and to identify the possible functional groups participating in the adsorptive process. In this work, preferential adsorption zones have been found due to heterogeneities and the presence of organic groups on the surface of the material made up of marine algae with different affinities for each of the adsorbates tested (metal ions).