Author(s)

Israel Hernández Romero¹, Juan Rodrigo Laguna Camacho², Raúl Enrique Contreras Bermúdez¹, Francisca Sandoval Reyes¹, Erika Gaona Santiago¹, Celia María Calderón Ramón², Lizeth Ríos Velasco¹, Jesús Enrique Escalante Martínez^2*

¹Facultad de Ciencias Químicas de la Universidad Veracruzana, Tuxpan, México.
²Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica de la Universidad Veracruzana, Tuxpan, México.

In this work, a modification of the sugarcane bagasse is performed, in order to obtain organic catalysts. The bagasse analysis is performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transformer Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), which indicated that characteristic peaks determined its chemical compounds. In addition, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is used to know the morphology. Finally, a discoloration test is conducted on an azo compound (methylene blue) in an aqueous medium, obtaining an efficiency of 98.6%.

Organic Bio-Absorbents, Natural and Modified Sugarcane Bagasse, Methylene Blue, Sugarcane Bagasse Characterization

Romero, I. , Camacho, J. , Bermúdez, R. , Reyes, F. , Santiago, E. , Ramón, C. , Velasco, L. and Martínez, J. (2016) Synthesis and Characterization of Organic Bio-Absorbents Coming from Sugarcane Bagasse. Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology, 6, 125-133. doi: 10.4236/jsemat.2016.63012.