• Development and analysis of an alternative method for removing potentially toxic metals from water using sorbent materials 

      Canelhas, Brunno Borges; Campos, Ariana de; Ferreira, Deusmaque Carneiro; Rocha, Vinícius Carvalho; Poleto, Cristiano; Gonçalves, Julio Cesar de Souza Inácio; Luz, Mario Sergio da (2023) [Artigo de periódico]
      The current work presents the use of a sorbent material to develop an alternative method for removing lead and barium from public water supplies. The sorbent material used was coconut fiber, which in addition to mitigating ...
    • Expanded polystyrene (EPS) recycling : an environmentally friendly process to recover dissolved polystyrene (PS) using waste cooking soybean oil 

      Luz, Mario Sergio da; Silva, Maria Flávia Borges da; Campos, Ariana de; Ferreira, Deusmaque Carneiro; Rocha, Vinícius Carvalho; Gonçalves, Julio Cesar de Souza Inácio; Lemos, Diego Andrade; Poleto, Cristiano (2023) [Artigo de periódico]
      The current work presents a simple method for recycling waste expanded polystyrene (EPS), using waste cooking soybean oil (WCSO). The process of polystyrene recovery combines dissolving of EPS in D-limonene with further ...
    • Removal of natural organic matter in waters using hydrodynamic cavitation and hydrogen peroxide (HC-H2O2) 

      Poleto, Cristiano; Soeira, Thiago Vinicius Ribeiro; Araujo, Matheus Neves; Gonçalves, Julio Cesar de Souza Inácio; Rezende, Elias Gabriel Fernandes de; Cappa, Otávio Augusto Puglieri; Ferreira, Deusmaque Carneiro; Rocha, Vinícius Carvalho (2020) [Artigo de periódico]
      The presence of natural organic matter (NOM) in water does not present direct risk to the human body or to the environment. However, its presence along with other pollutants can lead to countless issues and damage human ...
    • The effect of SDS surfactant on surface reaeration coefficient : a laboratory scale approach 

      Poleto, Cristiano; Ferreira, Murilo de Souza; Soeira, Thiago Vinicius Ribeiro; Ferreira, Deusmaque Carneiro; Luz, Mario Sergio da; Gonçalves, Julio Cesar de Souza Inácio (2020) [Artigo de periódico]
      Surface reaeration coefficient (K2), which represents the transfer of oxygen at the air-water interface, is an important variable in aquatic ecosystems. K2 is influenced by several factors, including surfactants; furthermore, ...