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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Eder C. Lima is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with considerable contributions in water science and technology, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's scholarly output includes numerous publications addressing topics such as:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management

Eder C. Lima has published extensively in academic journals. The most frequent venues include:

  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Research

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Eder C. Lima are:

  • "Global soil pollution by toxic elements: Current status and future perspectives on the risk assessment and remediation strategies - A review" (2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • "Innovative spherical biochar for pharmaceutical removal from water: Insight into adsorption mechanism" (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • "Thermodynamic parameters of liquid-phase adsorption process calculated from different equilibrium constants related to adsorption isotherms: A comparison study" (2021, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering)
  • "Comparison of the nonlinear and linear forms of the van't Hoff equation for calculation of adsorption thermodynamic parameters (∆S° and ∆H°)" (2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids)
  • "Is one performing the treatment data of adsorption kinetics correctly?" (2020, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Eder C. Lima include:

  • Glaydson S. dos Reis
  • Guilherme Luiz Dotto
  • Pascal S. Thue
  • Farooq Sher
  • Mu. Naushad

Best Publications

  • A critical review of the estimation of the thermodynamic parameters on adsorption equilibria. Wrong use of equilibrium constant in the Van't Hoof equation for calculation of thermodynamic parameters of adsorption

    Eder C. Lima;Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei;Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján;Ioannis Anastopoulos

  • Removal of emerging contaminants from the environment by adsorption

    A Carmalin Sophia;Eder C. Lima

  • Methylene blue biosorption from aqueous solutions by yellow passion fruit waste.

    Flavio A. Pavan;Eder C. Lima;Silvio L.P. Dias;Ana C. Mazzocato

  • Global soil pollution by toxic elements: Current status and future perspectives on the risk assessment and remediation strategies - A review.

    Shamshad Khan;Mu. Naushad;Mu. Naushad;Eder C. Lima;Shengxin Zhang

  • Adsorption of Reactive Red M-2BE dye from water solutions by multi-walled carbon nanotubes and activated carbon

    Fernando M. Machado;Carlos P. Bergmann;Thais H.M. Fernandes;Eder C. Lima

  • Applications of Brazilian pine-fruit shell in natural and carbonized forms as adsorbents to removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions - kinetic and equilibrium study.

    Betina Royer;Natali F. Cardoso;Eder C. Lima;Julio C.P. Vaghetti

  • Adsorption of rare earth metals: A review of recent literature

    Ioannis Anastopoulos;Amit Bhatnagar;Eder C. Lima

  • Kinetic and Equilibrium Models of Adsorption

    Éder Cláudio Lima;Matthew Ayorinde Adebayo;Fernando Machado Machado

  • Innovative spherical biochar for pharmaceutical removal from water: Insight into adsorption mechanism.

    Hai Nguyen Tran;Fatma Tomul;Nguyen Thi Hoang Ha;Dong Thanh Nguyen

  • Thermodynamic parameters of liquid–phase adsorption process calculated from different equilibrium constants related to adsorption isotherms: A comparison study

    Hai Nguyen Tran;Eder C. Lima;Ruey-Shin Juang;Ruey-Shin Juang;Jean-Claude Bollinger

  • Microwave-assisted activated carbon from cocoa shell as adsorbent for removal of sodium diclofenac and nimesulide from aqueous effluents

    Caroline Saucier;Matthew A. Adebayo;Eder C. Lima;Renato Cataluña

  • On-line coupling of electrochemical preconcentration in tungsten coil electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry for determination of lead in natural waters

    Fernando Barbosa;Francisco J Krug;Éder C Lima

  • Comparison of the nonlinear and linear forms of the van't Hoff equation for calculation of adsorption thermodynamic parameters (∆S° and ∆H°)

    Eder C. Lima;Adriano A. Gomes;Hai Nguyen Tran

  • Application of cupuassu shell as biosorbent for the removal of textile dyes from aqueous solution.

    Natali F. Cardoso;Eder C. Lima;Isis S. Pinto;Camila V. Amavisca

  • Determination of ytterbium in animal faeces by tungsten coil electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

    Éder C. Lima;Francisco J. Krug;Joaquim A. Nóbrega;Ana Rita A. Nogueira

  • Removal of Congo red from aqueous solution by anilinepropylsilica xerogel

    Flávio A. Pavan;Silvio L.P. Dias;Eder C. Lima;Edilson V. Benvenutti

  • Pecan nutshell as biosorbent to remove Cu(II), Mn(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solutions

    Julio C.P. Vaghetti;Eder C. Lima;Betina Royer;Bruna M. da Cunha

  • Comparison of Spirulina platensis microalgae and commercial activated carbon as adsorbents for the removal of Reactive Red 120 dye from aqueous effluents

    Natali F. Cardoso;Eder C. Lima;Betina Royer;Marta V. Bach

  • Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles from Syzygium Cumini leaves extract with robust photocatalysis applications

    Hamad Sadiq;Hamad Sadiq;Farooq Sher;Saba Sehar;Saba Sehar;Eder C. Lima

  • REMOVAL OF REMAZOL BLACK B TEXTILE DYE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY ADSORPTION

    Natali F. Cardoso;Rodrigo B. Pinto;Eder C. Lima;Tatiana Calvete

  • Adsorption of Methylene Blue by ultrasonic surface modified chitin

    G.L. Dotto;J.M.N. Santos;I.L. Rodrigues;R. Rosa

  • Application of Brazilian pine-fruit shell as a biosorbent to removal of reactive red 194 textile dye from aqueous solution kinetics and equilibrium study.

    Eder C. Lima;Betina Royer;Julio C.P. Vaghetti;Nathalia M. Simon

Frequent Co-Authors

Guilherme Luiz Dotto
Guilherme Luiz Dotto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Francisco José Krug
Francisco José Krug Universidade de São Paulo
Abdelmottaleb Ben Lamine
Abdelmottaleb Ben Lamine University of Monastir
Fernando Barbosa
Fernando Barbosa Universidade de São Paulo
Hai Nguyen Tran
Hai Nguyen Tran Duy Tan University
Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet Instituto Tecnologico de Aguascalientes
Claudio Airoldi
Claudio Airoldi State University of Campinas
Edson Luiz Foletto
Edson Luiz Foletto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Yoshitaka Gushikem
Yoshitaka Gushikem State University of Campinas

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