TITLE:
Banana Peel for Acetylsalicylic Acid Retention
AUTHORS:
Araceli Veronica F. N. Ribeiro, André Romero da Silva, Tiago Pereira da Cunha, Rowenna Tonani L. dos Santos, Jairo Pinto de Oliveira, Evaldo Vitor Pereira, Marcus Vinicius V. J. Licinio, Madson de Godoi Pereira, Arnaud Victor dos Santos, Joselito Nardy Ribeiro
KEYWORDS:
Adsorption, Banana Peel, Acetylsalicylic Acid
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.7 No.12,
November
23,
2016
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.