Environmental pollutant removal tests by new materials synthesized from mineral tailings disposed in the region

Abstract Environmental pollution is a worldwide problem. The increasing of irregular mining, and in industrial activities in the secondary sector, has also contributed to triggering these impacts in the Amazon. The dumping of waste from these industries containing a high concentration of heavy metal...

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Main Authors: Arthur de Farias Silva Rente, Augusto Farias Rente, Bruno Apolo Miranda Figueira, Anderson Conceição Mendes, Dorsan Santos Moraes
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Published: Fundação Gorceix 2025-08-01
Series:REM: International Engineering Journal
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author Arthur de Farias Silva Rente
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Bruno Apolo Miranda Figueira
Anderson Conceição Mendes
Dorsan Santos Moraes
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description Abstract Environmental pollution is a worldwide problem. The increasing of irregular mining, and in industrial activities in the secondary sector, has also contributed to triggering these impacts in the Amazon. The dumping of waste from these industries containing a high concentration of heavy metals and dyes in effluents ends up altering the characteristics of the rivers in the region. Thus, the development of removers of these pollutants, derived from tailings, stand out in the treatment of these wastewaters. The goal of this study was to carry out new removal tests of the dyes methylene blue and methyl orange by an activated sodium vermiculite and heavy metals Cr+6, Mn+7 and Cu+2 by a LDH Shigaite-type phase. The removal performance was quantified by UV-visible spectrophotometry. Activated sodium vermiculite removed 99% of methylene blue and was not active for methyl orange. LDH removed 97% of Cr+6 and 100% of Mn+7, with no significant results for Cu+2.
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spelling doaj-art-a454d8cb77044e949be850fa9f0f43352025-08-20T03:08:32ZengFundação GorceixREM: International Engineering Journal2448-167X2025-08-017831510.1590/0370-44672023780012Environmental pollutant removal tests by new materials synthesized from mineral tailings disposed in the regionArthur de Farias Silva Rentehttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-6678-5498Augusto Farias Rentehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8469-8682Bruno Apolo Miranda Figueirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0507-8662Anderson Conceição Mendeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6205-6486Dorsan Santos Moraeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3948-3049Abstract Environmental pollution is a worldwide problem. The increasing of irregular mining, and in industrial activities in the secondary sector, has also contributed to triggering these impacts in the Amazon. The dumping of waste from these industries containing a high concentration of heavy metals and dyes in effluents ends up altering the characteristics of the rivers in the region. Thus, the development of removers of these pollutants, derived from tailings, stand out in the treatment of these wastewaters. The goal of this study was to carry out new removal tests of the dyes methylene blue and methyl orange by an activated sodium vermiculite and heavy metals Cr+6, Mn+7 and Cu+2 by a LDH Shigaite-type phase. The removal performance was quantified by UV-visible spectrophotometry. Activated sodium vermiculite removed 99% of methylene blue and was not active for methyl orange. LDH removed 97% of Cr+6 and 100% of Mn+7, with no significant results for Cu+2.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-167X2025000301400&lng=en&tlng=enadsorptionvermiculiteshigaitedyesheavy metals
spellingShingle Arthur de Farias Silva Rente
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Anderson Conceição Mendes
Dorsan Santos Moraes
Environmental pollutant removal tests by new materials synthesized from mineral tailings disposed in the region
REM: International Engineering Journal
adsorption
vermiculite
shigaite
dyes
heavy metals
title Environmental pollutant removal tests by new materials synthesized from mineral tailings disposed in the region
title_full Environmental pollutant removal tests by new materials synthesized from mineral tailings disposed in the region
title_fullStr Environmental pollutant removal tests by new materials synthesized from mineral tailings disposed in the region
title_full_unstemmed Environmental pollutant removal tests by new materials synthesized from mineral tailings disposed in the region
title_short Environmental pollutant removal tests by new materials synthesized from mineral tailings disposed in the region
title_sort environmental pollutant removal tests by new materials synthesized from mineral tailings disposed in the region
topic adsorption
vermiculite
shigaite
dyes
heavy metals
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