5:00PM THURSDAY 28 OCTOBER 2004

Reuse of vegetable wastes for the removal of metal ions from aqueous solutions

DR. ISABEL VILLAESCUSA
UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA, CATALONIA, SPAIN
Several vegetable wastes including crushed olive stones from olive oil production and grape stalks from wine production have been used as alternative materials to polymeric resins for the removal of metal ions from aqueous solutions.  In her presentation, Dr Villaescusa will outline how these wastes may be used in either their natural form or encapsulated in calcium alginate beads for the decontamination of waters.

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