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Revista Digital Novasinergia
versión On-line ISSN 2631-2654
Resumen
ROMERO BONILLA, Hugo; ESCUDERO, Mayra y SOLANO, Luiggi. Removal of cadmium in water samples from the El Macho estuary, Machala-Ecuador, using polyurethane foam activated with silver nanoparticles as an adsorbent. Novasinergia [online]. 2024, vol.7, n.2, pp.36-51. Epub 02-Jul-2024. ISSN 2631-2654. https://doi.org/10.37135/ns.01.14.03.
The growing demand of the housing sector in the city of Machala-Ecuador turned invasions into the common model of disorganized growth of this city, where they use the “El Macho” estuary for the disposal of waste and sewage. Preliminary studies regarding the content of heavy metals in this estuary conclude that the concentrations of metals such as cadmium are higher than the limits established in the regulations of the Unified Text of Secondary Legislation of the Ministry of the Environment. In the present investigation, the removal of cadmium from water samples of the “El Macho” estuary was evaluated using polyurethane foam activated with silver nanoparticles as an adsorbent. To collect adsorption data, a vertical tubular reactor was designed, using 1,560 g of polyurethane adsorbent modified with silver nanoparticles, pH 8 and cubic-shaped polyurethane foam size of 0.5 cm of side. Cadmium concentrations were quantified by atomic absorption spectroscopy in samples of Estero water before and after passing through the reactor. It is concluded that the polyurethane foam activated with silver nanoparticles, as an adsorbent, reached a removal percentage of 48.75% and therefore, it is effective for the treatment of water contaminated with cadmium.
Palabras clave : Polyurethane foam; Silver nanoparticles; Heavy metal removal..