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Removal of Heavy Metals From Aqueous Solutions with Calcium Alginate Beads

Luna-Pineda T., Román-Velázquez F., University Of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, PR

The present research is focused on the development of a bio-sorbent based on alginate beads. The alginate is a natural polymer extracted from brown seaweed with capability of hosting divalent cations in gel state, which [...]

Synthesis and Characterization of Alginate-Based Magnetic Nanocomposite

Luna-Pineda T., Román-Velázquez F., University Of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, PR

Our work addressed the development of a multi-purpose sorbent consisting of magnetite (Fe304) nanoparticles functionalized by dimercaptosuccnic acid (DMSA) and dispersed into porous calcium alginate beads (CAB). The resultant magnetic nanocomposite (MO-CAB) can be considered [...]

Removal of Heavy Metals From Aqueous Solutions with Calcium Alginate Beads

Luna-Pineda T., Román-Velázquez F., University Of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, PR

The present research is focused on the development of a bio-sorbent based on alginate beads. The alginate is a natural polymer extracted from brown seaweed with capability of hosting divalent cations in gel state, which [...]