Effect of the concentration of uronic acids in Opuntia mucilage on the removal of heavy metals and water quality of the Yautepec River, Mexico

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of uronic acid (UA) content of Opuntia Ficus-indica (OFI) mucilages on the removal process of heavy metals (HM) present in water samples (WS) from the Yautepec River, Mexico. For this, mucilages from nopals with different maturation ages were extra...

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Main Authors: Edgar González-Avilez, Francisco Rodríguez-González, Silvia Viridiana Vargas-Solano, Alex Osorio-Ruiz, M.P. Jonathan, Lorena Elizabeth Campos-Villegas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Arabian Journal of Chemistry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535224000388