Alternative Biosorbents Based on Grape Pomace: Reducing Heavy Metals and Pesticides
Heavy metal and pesticide contaminations represent significant environmental and health hazards to humans and animals. Toxic heavy metals such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and copper (Cu) persist in the environment, bioaccumulating in beverages and food products from both natural and an...
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| description | Heavy metal and pesticide contaminations represent significant environmental and health hazards to humans and animals. Toxic heavy metals such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and copper (Cu) persist in the environment, bioaccumulating in beverages and food products from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Traditional remediation techniques, such as chemical precipitation and ion exchange, are effective but often costly and challenging to apply at a large scale. In recent years, grape pomace—a winemaking by-product rich in bioactive compounds—has emerged as a promising, low-cost biosorbent for the removal of such pollutants. Its high adsorption capacity, environmental friendliness, and availability make it a strong candidate for water and food decontamination processes. This study evaluates grape pomace and its biochar as sustainable biosorbents for heavy metal removal from water and soil, examining their adsorption efficiency, adsorption mechanisms, environmental benefits, advantages, limitations, and perspectives for future industrial-scale applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a8f44da4ff044190882fde5d8e69b4cf2025-08-20T01:56:45ZengMDPI AGToxics2305-63042025-05-0113540810.3390/toxics13050408Alternative Biosorbents Based on Grape Pomace: Reducing Heavy Metals and PesticidesGeorgiana-Diana Gabur0Anamaria-Ioana Dumitrașcu1Carmen Teodosiu2Valeriu V. Cotea3Iulian Gabur4Faculty of Horticulture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Iasi University of Life Sciences, Aleea Mihail Sadoveanu nr. 3, 700490 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Horticulture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Iasi University of Life Sciences, Aleea Mihail Sadoveanu nr. 3, 700490 Iasi, RomaniaDepartment of Environmental Engineering and Management, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, 73 Prof. Dimitrie Mangeron Street, 700050 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Horticulture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Iasi University of Life Sciences, Aleea Mihail Sadoveanu nr. 3, 700490 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Agriculture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Iasi University of Life Sciences, Aleea Mihail Sadoveanu nr. 3, 700490 Iasi, RomaniaHeavy metal and pesticide contaminations represent significant environmental and health hazards to humans and animals. Toxic heavy metals such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and copper (Cu) persist in the environment, bioaccumulating in beverages and food products from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Traditional remediation techniques, such as chemical precipitation and ion exchange, are effective but often costly and challenging to apply at a large scale. In recent years, grape pomace—a winemaking by-product rich in bioactive compounds—has emerged as a promising, low-cost biosorbent for the removal of such pollutants. Its high adsorption capacity, environmental friendliness, and availability make it a strong candidate for water and food decontamination processes. This study evaluates grape pomace and its biochar as sustainable biosorbents for heavy metal removal from water and soil, examining their adsorption efficiency, adsorption mechanisms, environmental benefits, advantages, limitations, and perspectives for future industrial-scale applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/5/408grape pomacebiosorbentheavy metalspesticidespollutants removal |
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| title | Alternative Biosorbents Based on Grape Pomace: Reducing Heavy Metals and Pesticides |
| title_full | Alternative Biosorbents Based on Grape Pomace: Reducing Heavy Metals and Pesticides |
| title_fullStr | Alternative Biosorbents Based on Grape Pomace: Reducing Heavy Metals and Pesticides |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alternative Biosorbents Based on Grape Pomace: Reducing Heavy Metals and Pesticides |
| title_short | Alternative Biosorbents Based on Grape Pomace: Reducing Heavy Metals and Pesticides |
| title_sort | alternative biosorbents based on grape pomace reducing heavy metals and pesticides |
| topic | grape pomace biosorbent heavy metals pesticides pollutants removal |
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