@article {10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.7.13,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Hexavalent Chromium Removal by Litchi chinensis Sonn Peel},
author = {Acosta-Rodriguez, Ismael and Martinez-Perez, Rigoberto and Cardenas-Gonzalez, Juan F. and Moctezuma-Zarate, Maria Guadalupe and Martinez-Juarez, Victor Manuel},
volume = {8},
number = {1},
year = {2012},
month = {Mar},
pages = {7-13},
doi = {10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.7.13},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajbbsp.2012.7.13},
abstract = {Problem statement: We studied the Chromium (VI) removal capacity in aqueous solution by the litchi peel. Approach: We use the diphenylcarbazide method to evaluate the metal concentration. Results: The highest biosorption of the metal (50 mg L-1) occurs within 6 min, at pH of 1 and 28°C. According to temperature, the highest removal was observed at 40 and 50°C, in 45 min, when the metal (1 g L-1) was completely adsorbed. At the analyzed concentrations of Cr (VI), litchi peel, showed excellent removal capacity, besides it removes efficiently the metal in situ (100% removal, 5 days of incubation, 5 and 10 g of biomass). After 1 h of incubation the studied biomass reduces 1.0 g of Cr (VI) with the simultaneous production of Cr (III). Conclusion: The shell can be used to eliminate it from industrial wastewater."},
journal = {American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}