Browsing by Author "Lapo Calderón, Byron Gonzalo"

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A potential lignocellulosic biomass based on banana waste for critical rare earths recovery from aqueous solutions

Lapo Calderón, Byron Gonzalo; Bou Serra, Jordi; Hoyo Pérez, Javier; Tzanov, Tzanko; Carrillo, Manuel; Peña, Karina; Sastre Requena, Ana María (2020-04-29)
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Rare earth elements (REE) present multiple applications in technological devices but also drawbacks (scarcity and water contaminant). The current study aims to valorise the banana wastes - banana rachis (BR), banana ...
Recovery of neodymium (III) from aqueous phase by chitosan-manganese-ferrite magnetic beads

Valverde Durán, Sergio Andrés; Lapo Calderón, Byron Gonzalo; Meneses, Miguel; Sastre Requena, Ana María (2020-06-01)
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Neodymium is a key rare-earth element applied to modern devices. The purpose of this study is the development of a hybrid biomaterial based on chitosan (CS) and manganese ferrite (MF) for the recovery of Nd(III) ions from ...