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Antimutagenic and antioxidant activities of quebracho phenolics (Schinopsis balansae) recovered from tannery wastewaters.
Bioresource technology - 1 Jan 2009
Marín-Martinez Raúl, Veloz-García Rafael, Veloz-Rodríguez Rafael, Guzmán-Maldonado Salvador H, Loarca-Pina Guadalupe, Cardador-Martinez Anabertha, Guevara-Olvera Lorenzo, Miranda-López Rita, Torres-Pacheco Irineo, Pérez Cristina Pérez, Herrera-Hernández Guadalupe, Villaseñor-Ortega Francisco, González-Chavira Mario, Guevara-Gonzalez Ramón G
Abstract excerpt
Quebracho extracts are used in tannery due to their high concentration of phenolics. The Mexican tannery industry uses around 450 kg/m(3) of which, 150 kg/m(3) remains in wastewaters and are discharged in drain pipe systems or rivers. The quebracho phenolics recovered from tannery wastewater (QPTW) was characterized by HPLC. The antimutagenic and antioxidant activities as well as the microbiological quality were...
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