Removal of copper(II) from sugar-cane spirits employing chitosan
A method employing chitosan as complexant agent in the removal of copper(II) ions generally present in the Brazilian cachaça samples is herein proposed. The efficiency of this method is attributed to its high capacity of metal cations adsorption, mainly due to presence of hydroxyl and amine groups t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Química
2010-01-01
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Series: | Química Nova |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422010000200038 |