http://inhabitat.com/research-finds-banana-peels-can-efficiently-remove-toxic-metals-from-wastewater/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 15:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/research-finds-banana-peels-can-efficiently-remove-toxic-metals-from-wastewater/comment-page-1/#comment-358041 pasha yegor Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:46:38 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=226929#comment-358041 it is true this method will suit to the nature. but what about the cost of the method? it is true this method will suit to the nature. but what about the cost of the method?

]]> http://inhabitat.com/research-finds-banana-peels-can-efficiently-remove-toxic-metals-from-wastewater/comment-page-1/#comment-322830 Dr.M.A.R.Iyengar Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:36:28 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=226929#comment-322830 This is arguably a difficult question to answer.But anyway what does one do with industry wastes containing heavy metals, or RO rejects from drinking water purification units etc.accumulating in large quantities??.The safe solution would be to stow away such wastes, to exclude contact with water and other environmental media, so that these extracted metals do not enter our living environment, and poisoning the same again!. In the case of above process, the metal enriched banana peel, the simpler option could be to incinerate the same under controlled conditions of temperature-to exclude lead volatilization-,leading to a carbon ash, with the metals intact,which could be stored conveniently. This is arguably a difficult question to answer.But anyway what does one do with industry wastes containing heavy metals, or RO rejects from drinking water purification units etc.accumulating in large quantities??.The safe solution would be to stow away such wastes, to exclude contact with water and other environmental media, so that these extracted metals do not enter our living environment, and poisoning the same again!.
In the case of above process, the metal enriched banana peel, the simpler option could be to incinerate the same under controlled conditions of temperature-to exclude lead volatilization-,leading to a carbon ash, with the metals intact,which could be stored conveniently.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/research-finds-banana-peels-can-efficiently-remove-toxic-metals-from-wastewater/comment-page-1/#comment-306305 pdinger Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:53:51 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=226929#comment-306305 What do you do with all of the banana peels that are now contaminated with heavy metals? What do you do with all of the banana peels that are now contaminated with heavy metals?

]]> http://inhabitat.com/research-finds-banana-peels-can-efficiently-remove-toxic-metals-from-wastewater/comment-page-1/#comment-306292 caeman Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:06:23 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=226929#comment-306292 Once again, nature wins. Once again, nature wins.

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