Contreras-López E., Miyashiro Kiyan V., Porras Cerrón J., Muñoz A. M., Ramos-Escudero F., Portuguez-Maurtua M., Yuli-Posadas R., Garayar-Tasayco H., Sanky (Corryocactus brevistylus) Peel as Low-Cost Adsorbent for Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions, Sustainability, 2021, 13(16):8994, doi: 10.3390/su13168994
A comparison of three sanky peel materials and phosphate binding in the presence of calcium. The paper includes surface characterisation, kinetics, equilibrium models and infrared spectra. The reported capacity values require caution because of an inconsistent mass balance.