Biomaterials from Amazon: purification and mineral characterization
Biomaterial, cuaixi, apatite, Amazonia, Characterization.
Biomaterials comprise an important group of low-cost materials and exclusive properties, which is currently researched in several technological areas for the protection and depollution of the environment. Therefore, this work aims to characterize and purify cauixi and apatite biomaterials from the Western Region of Pará for future application in pollutant retention in the pharmaceutical industry. The purification efficiency was monitored using X-ray diffraction (DRX), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermal analysis (TG-DSC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results revealed that the raw materials contained impurities of an organic nature that were removed after physical-chemical purification processes such as leaching, calcination, filtration and drying, thus showing that they can be transformed into value-added products of technological and environmental interest.