Publications by authors named "Renata Carolina Zanetti Lofrano"

The present work presents the results obtained in the production of vanillin-doped alginate biopolymeric film using green chemistry methodology. Alginate dressings are already a therapeutic reality, but they act only by maintaining the appropriate environment for healing. In order to improve their properties, the incorporation of vanillin was proposed due to its antioxidant and antimicrobial potential.

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The use of dispersed catalysts in aqueous medium inside reactors in advanced oxidative processes is common among researchers. However, due to the difficult separation of these species after treatment, in many cases, the treatment process is unfeasible. In this context, the main target of the work was the evaluation of degradation of the phenolic solution by ozonation titanium dioxide (TiO/P25), supported on zeolite spheres.

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Ozone and a Fe/TiO-based catalyst were examined in the degradation of a synthetic solution of benzene toluene and xylene (BTX) in an advanced oxidation process (AOP). The catalyst beads were made from the slurry waste of aluminum production process, by inserting the TiO content and subsequent calcination. The reduction of the BTX concentration load was monitored by the reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and BTX concentration.

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