Predicción novedosa del comportamiento de columna empacada con mesocarpio de cacao para adsorber Cr (VI) mediante simulación dinámica

Palabras clave: aspen adsorption, biomateriales, Cromo (VI), simulación dinámica, Theobroma Cacao Linneo, Tratamiento del agua

Resumen

Este estudio se centra en el modelado de un lecho de adsorción a escala industrial relleno con residuos de cacao para la eliminación de Cr (VI) en soluciones acuosas, utilizando herramientas de Ingeniería de Procesos Asistida por Ordenador (CAPE). Para ello, se realizaron simulaciones en Aspen Adsorption bajo condiciones variables de altura del lecho, caudal de entrada y concentración inicial del contaminante. Se realizó un análisis paramétrico de sensibilidad utilizando el modelo cinético de resistencia cuadrática (QDF), junto con las isotermas de Langmuir y Freundlich. Los resultados revelaron que ambos modelos isotérmicos, combinados con el enfoque QDF, alcanzaban eficacias de eliminación de hasta el 98,4%. Las condiciones óptimas de operación identificadas fueron una altura del lecho de 5 m, una concentración inicial de 5000 mg/L y un caudal de entrada de 100 m3/día. Este estudio se presenta como una forma novedosa en el campo de la ingeniería de cómo las herramientas computacionales tienen la capacidad de predecir el posible comportamiento de columnas de adsorción rellenas con biomasas basadas en residuos orgánicos.

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Candelaria Nahir Tejada-Tovar, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Candelaria Tejada Tovar M.sc. en  Ingeniería Ambiental M.sc. en Educación Docente investigadora, Grupo IDAB  Investigación en diseño de procesos y aprovechamiento de biomasas Profesor Titular Programa de Ingeniería Química-Universidad de Cartagena Docente investigador asociado COLCIENCIAS orcid.org/0000-0002-2323-1544
Scopus Author ID: 56694431900 http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=z4t0YFcAAAAJ&hl=es
Ángel Villabona-Ortiz , Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Master’s in Environmental Engineering. Professor at Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias,
Colombia.

Ángel González-Delgado, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

PhD. in Chemical Engineering, Professor at Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de indias, Colombia.

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Biografía del autor/a

Candelaria Nahir Tejada-Tovar, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Candelaria Tejada Tovar M.sc. en  Ingeniería Ambiental M.sc. en Educación Docente investigadora, Grupo IDAB  Investigación en diseño de procesos y aprovechamiento de biomasas Profesor Titular Programa de Ingeniería Química-Universidad de Cartagena Docente investigador asociado COLCIENCIAS orcid.org/0000-0002-2323-1544
Scopus Author ID: 56694431900 http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=z4t0YFcAAAAJ&hl=es
Ángel Villabona-Ortiz , Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Master’s in Environmental Engineering. Professor at Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias,
Colombia.

Ángel González-Delgado, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

PhD. in Chemical Engineering, Professor at Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de indias, Colombia.

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Tejada-Tovar, C. N., Villabona-Ortiz , Ángel, & González-Delgado, Ángel. (2026). Predicción novedosa del comportamiento de columna empacada con mesocarpio de cacao para adsorber Cr (VI) mediante simulación dinámica . Ciencia E Ingeniería Neogranadina, 36(1), 7799. https://doi.org/10.18359/rcin.7799
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