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Pitahaya Fruit (Hylocereus spp.) Peels Evaluation for Removal of Pb(II), Cd(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) from the Waters

Mohamed Abatal,
Eder C. Lima,
Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis,
Joel Vargas,
Ioannis Anastopoulos,
Maria T. Olguin and
Ismeli Alfonso

Sustainability2022, 14(3), 1685;https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031685

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1 February 2022

The present study investigated the performance of Pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.) peel (PP) as a low-cost biosorbent in the removal of Co(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), and Ni(II) from single and multi-component solutions. The characterization of the samples was ca...

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Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Traits of Pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.) and Its Agronomic Potential in the Amazonas Region, Peru

Julio Cesar Santos-Pelaez,
David Saravia-Navarro,
Julio H. I. Cruz-Delgado,
Miguel Angel del Carpio-Salas,
Elgar Barboza and
David Pavel Casanova Nuñez Melgar

Agriculture2024, 14(11), 1968;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14111968

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2 November 2024

Pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.) is an economically significant cactus fruit in Peru, renowned for its rich nutritional profile and antioxidant properties while exhibiting wide biological diversity. This study aimed to morphologically characterize seven pi...

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Pitahaya Peel: A By-Product with Great Phytochemical Potential, Biological Activity, and Functional Application

Sandra N. Jimenez-Garcia,
Lina Garcia-Mier,
Xóchitl S. Ramirez-Gomez,
Humberto Aguirre-Becerra,
Alexandro Escobar-Ortiz,
Luis M. Contreras-Medina,
Juan F. Garcia-Trejo and
Ana A. Feregrino-Perez

Molecules2022, 27(16), 5339;https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27165339

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22 August 2022

Hylocereus spp. present two varieties of commercial interest due to their color, organoleptic characteristics, and nutritional contribution, such as Hylocerous polyrhizus and Selenicerus undatus. The fruit recognized as dragon fruit or Pitahaya is an...

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