IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DE BIOSSENSOR PORTÁTIL UTILIZANDO TECNOLOGIA WI-FI PARA DETECÇÃO DE COMPOSTOS FENÓLICOS EM AMBIENTE URBANO

What is it about?

The release of domestic and industrial effluents generates water pollution, with the main contaminants being pesticides, such as herbicides and insecticides, organic contaminants such as phenols, organic solvents, plastics, among others. From this perspective, phenol is one of the most representative organic pollutants, due to its toxic effect. Therefore, its identification is very important to assist in water decontamination. Research and development of methods for detecting these pollutants have intensified in recent years. One of these methods involves the use of biosensors, a widespread mechanism for laboratory experiments. However, a challenge that arises is the use of this technique to detect phenolic compounds in urban environments, in situ, without the need to collect and store samples for analysis in the laboratory. To achieve this, it is necessary to make this technique “portable” and low-cost so that it can be effectively used in urban areas. In this sense, this work aimed to integrate the methodology for detecting phenolic compounds via biosensors to a platform that allows data collection and monitoring remotely. Therefore, this work aimed to implement a portable biosensor, using Wi-Fi technology, to detect phenolic compounds in water in an urban environment.

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