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Activated carbon prepared from orange peel has higher sorption capacity compared to the precursor (dried orange peel), which means that the transformation of a residence is a great advantage. The resulting material possesses the ability to be used for the treatment of water

Wave number (1/cm) Functional group

dCH3 OdCH3

CdOdR

3422.8 dOH 2925.62 CdH 1741.27 C]O 1626.83 C]C 1435.53 dCH2

1379.24 CdO 1070 PdO 1020.77 CdOdH

596.19 CdH

However, it is necessary to continue the study of this material for the removal of heavy metals, organochloride compounds, and so on in order to provide greater alternatives for better care

The concept of sustainability arises in 1987, when the World Commission on Environment and Development from the United Nations published a report titled "Our common future" [37],

Sustainability is a process that aims to find a balance between the environment and the use of natural resources. Humanity has degraded natural resources in such a way that currently it is necessary to conscientiously procure and plan its consumption to guarantee the existence to

That is why the use of innovative alternatives for the development of materials allows us to offer better conditions for the care of the environment. Therefore, if a strategy is generated to collect, characterize, and even take advantage of waste materials that currently contribute to the contamination of the environment, in the future, people tend to think of integral use of consumption products. It represents a change in how our society thinks about the use of natural resources and

that is focused on the idea of sustainability or sustainable development.

contaminated with colorants as an alternative principal.

for the environment.

214 Wastewater and Water Quality

future generations.

environmental protection.

6. Sustainable materials

Table 6. Functional groups of FTIR spectrum.

Irma Robles Gutierrez\*, Ana K. Tovar and Luis A. Godínez

\*Address all correspondence to: irobles@cideteq.mx

Center for Electrochemical Science and Technology (CIDETEQ), Pedro Escobedo Queretaro, Pedro Escobedo, Mexico
