Fluorescent characteristics of bee honey constituents: A brief review.

The eligible articles were obtained from databases such as ScienceDirect, SciELO, PubMed and Springer. The searches were performed using the terms "honey", "vitamins", "fluorescence" and their combinations. The titles and abstracts of the articles found were read and revised to verify their relevance to the review. From the selected titles, it was possible to elaborate the systematic review, based on scientific studies and sources considered faithful and true. The systematic review presented confirms the necessity for studies to identify compounds using fluorescence techniques, using cheaper and more accessible techniques. Few studies are covered in this theme, when treated about Apis mellifera honey, and it has been observed that in the last 12 years, the few researches have only tried to show the viability of using the technique without quantifying the present compounds, while others demonstrate the fluorescent aspects, but performing through techniques considered more expensive.

Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics of lead (II) adsorption in bioadsorvent composed by Caryocar coriaceum Wittm barks.

The improper disposal of waste containing toxic metals promotes serious environmental problems. Biosorption stands out as a powerful technique in removing toxic metals from aqueous solutions, making it an efficient and low-cost technique, since it makes use of abundant materials and of natural origins. This work aimed to study the application of the bark of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm, as a possible bioabsorbent for the removal of Lead (II) present in aqueous solutions, for this, residues of this material were collected in a public market, where they were washed and dried, then crushed, sieved (32mesh) and washed again, to then be used in the kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic tests of lead (II) ions adsorption. After the experiments, it was found that the increase of the temperature disfavored the rate of lead (II) adsorption, ranging from 15.6 to 13.5 mg.L-1, for temperatures of 5 °C and 35 °C, respectively. The pseudo-second order kinetic model best characterizes the adsorption velocity obtaining a linear regression coefficient of 0.9997, while the pseudo-first order obtained a value of 0.7117. Adsorption occurred by chemisorption, with intra-film diffusion. The isothermal model that best represented the adsorption was Langmuir's (R2 0.99). It was concluded that the bark of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm is a good alternative to be used as a bioabsorbent for solutions containing dissolved lead (II).

Removal of copper(II) ions and lead(II) from aqueous solutions using seeds of Azadirachta indica A. Juss as bioadsorvent.

In recent decades, aquatic environment pollution has become a global challenge due to a rapid industrial growth. In this context, adsorption has become one of the most used methods, gaining importance especially in the last decades, given the growing concern over environmental damages caused by these pollutants. Additionally, its low cost and bioavailability are attractive. Therefore, the present study proposed to investigate the adsorption potential of A. indica seeds for Cu(II) and Pb(II) removal in synthetic solutions. Equilibrium studies were carried out via isothermal adsorption in batch systems. Kinetic studies were used to evaluate the lowest equilibrium time. The two evaluated ions were better suited to the Langmuir model and Freundlich model. When applying Langmuir's model on Neem seed powder adsorption, maximum adsorption capacities of 11.54 mg g-1 and 17.96 mg g-1, in the crude form and 11.41 mg g-1 and 19.80 mg g-1 in the alkaline form were obtained for Cu(II) and Pb(II) ions, respectively. The equilibrium time was approximately 80 and 100 min for both ions. The kinetic model best adjusted to the phenomena was the pseudo-second order (Ho Model), suggesting adsorption mainly has a chemical nature for both the studied metals. The results showed Neem seed powder may be a sustainable, efficient and low cost alternative for the removal of Cu(II) and Pb(II) metal cations present in effluents.