Removal of metals from water of Yarinacocha Lagoon with activated carbon from cocoa pod husks

ABSTRACT The problem addressed is the contamination of the Yarinacocha Lagoon water by heavy metals and poor use of agricultural residues. It was manufactured activated carbon from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pod husks and determined its adsorbent effect in removing polluting metals from the waters o...

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Main Authors: Ronald M. Lozano-Reátegui, Vitelio Asencios-Tarazona, Fernando P. Taboada-Gutiérrez, Iris O. Ruiz-Yance, Manuel R. Guerrero-Ochoa, Weninger Pinedo-Chambi, Mariano M. Mendoza-Carlos
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Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande 2022-10-01
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author Ronald M. Lozano-Reátegui
Vitelio Asencios-Tarazona
Fernando P. Taboada-Gutiérrez
Iris O. Ruiz-Yance
Manuel R. Guerrero-Ochoa
Weninger Pinedo-Chambi
Mariano M. Mendoza-Carlos
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description ABSTRACT The problem addressed is the contamination of the Yarinacocha Lagoon water by heavy metals and poor use of agricultural residues. It was manufactured activated carbon from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pod husks and determined its adsorbent effect in removing polluting metals from the waters of the Yarinacocha Lagoon. The response surface methodology was applied with factorial designs 33 and 32, with three replicates to optimize obtaining the adsorbent and measure its effectiveness in metal removal. The modeling of the pyrolysis process resulted in 17.27 g of activated carbon from 295.72 g of dry pod husks, optimal with the following optimal parameters: 150 °C as activation temperature, 450 °C as carbonization temperature, and 2.5 hours as modification time. This resulted in effective removal of pollutant metals (aluminum: 91.43%, copper: 75%, iron: 58.33% and zinc: 58.33%), from waters samples demonstrating that it is possible to manufacture activated carbon from cocoa pod husks, with an adsorbent potential to remove metals from the waters of the Yarinacocha Lagoon.
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spelling doaj-art-1d6c2ffb840f4eaa8f7cc98e520824942025-08-20T03:17:39ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-19292022-10-0127210811310.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v27n2p108-113Removal of metals from water of Yarinacocha Lagoon with activated carbon from cocoa pod husksRonald M. Lozano-Reáteguihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0656-0792Vitelio Asencios-Tarazonahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0253-3148Fernando P. Taboada-Gutiérrezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1101-0071Iris O. Ruiz-Yancehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2300-3672Manuel R. Guerrero-Ochoahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3653-2837Weninger Pinedo-Chambihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4018-2529Mariano M. Mendoza-Carloshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9668-9356ABSTRACT The problem addressed is the contamination of the Yarinacocha Lagoon water by heavy metals and poor use of agricultural residues. It was manufactured activated carbon from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pod husks and determined its adsorbent effect in removing polluting metals from the waters of the Yarinacocha Lagoon. The response surface methodology was applied with factorial designs 33 and 32, with three replicates to optimize obtaining the adsorbent and measure its effectiveness in metal removal. The modeling of the pyrolysis process resulted in 17.27 g of activated carbon from 295.72 g of dry pod husks, optimal with the following optimal parameters: 150 °C as activation temperature, 450 °C as carbonization temperature, and 2.5 hours as modification time. This resulted in effective removal of pollutant metals (aluminum: 91.43%, copper: 75%, iron: 58.33% and zinc: 58.33%), from waters samples demonstrating that it is possible to manufacture activated carbon from cocoa pod husks, with an adsorbent potential to remove metals from the waters of the Yarinacocha Lagoon.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662023000200108&tlng=enTheobroma cacao L.adsorbentresponse surface methodologycarbonizationpyrolysis
spellingShingle Ronald M. Lozano-Reátegui
Vitelio Asencios-Tarazona
Fernando P. Taboada-Gutiérrez
Iris O. Ruiz-Yance
Manuel R. Guerrero-Ochoa
Weninger Pinedo-Chambi
Mariano M. Mendoza-Carlos
Removal of metals from water of Yarinacocha Lagoon with activated carbon from cocoa pod husks
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Theobroma cacao L.
adsorbent
response surface methodology
carbonization
pyrolysis
title Removal of metals from water of Yarinacocha Lagoon with activated carbon from cocoa pod husks
title_full Removal of metals from water of Yarinacocha Lagoon with activated carbon from cocoa pod husks
title_fullStr Removal of metals from water of Yarinacocha Lagoon with activated carbon from cocoa pod husks
title_full_unstemmed Removal of metals from water of Yarinacocha Lagoon with activated carbon from cocoa pod husks
title_short Removal of metals from water of Yarinacocha Lagoon with activated carbon from cocoa pod husks
title_sort removal of metals from water of yarinacocha lagoon with activated carbon from cocoa pod husks
topic Theobroma cacao L.
adsorbent
response surface methodology
carbonization
pyrolysis
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662023000200108&tlng=en
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