EESj
Journal of Energy &
Environmental Sciences
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CINCADER
Vol. 3, N° 2, 2019
Centre of Research and Training for
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ISSN 2523-0905
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32829/eesj.v3i2.196
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Removal of Lead and Zinc in Wastewater Applying
Activated Carbon: A Review of Articles
Jhonny Valverde Flores,
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Peru.
jvalverde@lamolina.edu.pe
Received: 06 January 2020; Accepted: 22 June 2020; Published: 26 June 2020
Resumen
La investigación tuvo como objetivo revisar la bibliografía de artículos referentes a la remoción
de Plomo y Zinc en aguas residuales aplicando carbón activado. Los resultados indican que la
nuez logra mejores resultados para remoción de plomo y la pulpa de manzana van logra mejores
resultados para remoción de zinc.
Palabras clave: Carbon activado, aguas residuales, plomo, zinc.
Abstract
The objective of the investigation was to review the bibliography of articles referring to the
elimination of Lead and Zinc in wastewater by applying activated carbon. The results indicate that
the walnut achieves better results for the removal of lead and the apple pulp will achieve better
results for the removal of zinc.
Keywords: Activated carbón, wastewater, Lead, zinc.
1. Introduction
Heavy metals are considered highly toxic since they affect the ecology due to their low
degradability, among the most relevant we have lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn), which contain a density
greater than 4 g / cm3, mass and atomic weight above 20, they also affect the operation of
biological treatment if they are discharged into the sewer system in high concentrations (Jun et
al., 2020).
Biomass is considered as any type of organic matter that originates through a biological process,
it occurs in two ways, naturally or by human activity, such actions produce organic and inorganic
waste. Likewise, activated carbon is an efficient method of bioadsorption, which is carried out
thanks to the reuse of agricultural residues that are used for its elaboration, which through a
process manages to reduce contamination by metals found in bodies of water (Adigun et al.,
2019).
2. Materials and Methods
To carry out the research, the systematic review methodology was chosen and its purpose is to
compile and provide a summary on a certain topic and once the research question has been
answered. Consequently, this research applies a systematic review to analyze and estimate the
Please cite this article as: Valverde Flores J., Removal of Lead and Zinc in Wastewater Applying Activated Carbon:
A Review of Articles, Journal of Energy & Environmental Sciences, vol. 3, no 2, 2019, pp. 19-21.
https://doi.org/10.32829/eesj.v3i2.195
