Main activities during the 2st period (01.04.2019-30.06.2019):

• A review article ” Agricultural biomass /waste as adsorbents for toxic metal decontamination of aqueous solutions ” has been prepared and submitted for publication in the “Journal of Molecular Liquids” (1st Quarterly Journal).
• A research visit to the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT has taken place (within the international mobility).
• Information about the project have been uploaded on www.researchgate.net – https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Artis_Robalds/projects
• Several articles have been prepared and published on the web site www.biosorption.info
• Participation in the international conference “17th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment” took place, and a poster presentation about rare earth biosorbents “The removal of rare earth elements (REEs) by biosorbents: A bibliographic analysis and systematic review of recent studies” was presented.
• Collected biosorbents have been analyzed (metal concentration, ash content, organic matter content), as well as and potato juice (metal concentration).
• Scientific articles on the characterization and use of potato fruit water have been compiled. Preparation of the article on the mentioned subject has been started.

The cooperating institution – The State Education Development Agency (SEDA). The duration of the project – 36 months. Total costs – 133 805.88 EUR, of which 85% (113 734.98 EUR) is financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Information prepared: 30.07.2019.