What is it about?
Processing and manufacturing industries are sources of generated wastewater, which includes a mixture of pollutants, including heavy metals, pesticides, azo dyes, drugs, and oils. Wastewater can be classified depending on the type of compounds it contains.
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Why is it important?
Luffa Cylindrica could remove close to 70% of dye dissolved in water in static conditions close to 25 °C, pH 7.0, and a contact time of 24 h. The adsorption capacity was calculated as much as 161.29 mg for each Luffa Cylindrica gram.
Perspectives
Luffa Cylindrica and other vegetables are eco-friendly and sustainable adsorbents. It acts as a non-conventional material to reduce dissolved dyes in water. It could be applied to coupled treatments to ensure pollutant concentrations are sufficiently reduced and that wastewater treatment performs efficiently.
Professor Rosenberg J Romero
Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos
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This page is a summary of: Removal of Azo Dyes from Water Using Natural Luffa cylindrica as a Non-Conventional Adsorbent, Molecules, April 2024, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/molecules29091954.
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