The Potential Use of Moringa peregrina Seeds and Seed Extract as a Bio-Coagulant for Water Purification
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Moringa Coagulant
2.2. Coagulation Experiment
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Determination of Optimum Extraction Temperature
3.2. Determination of Salt Concentration in the Extract
3.3. Comparison between Different Forms of M. peregrina Coagulant
3.4. Testing M. peregrina on Real Wastewater Samples
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Added Amount. (Stock Solution with Turbidity) | Volume of Tap Water | Resulting Turbidity before the Experiment |
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30 mL | 10 L | ~9.5 NTU |
50 mL | 10 L | ~14.3 NTU |
100 mL | 10 L | ~42 NTU |
Initial Turbidity | Type of M. peregrina Extract Used for Coagulation At the Optimum Dose of 100 mg Seed Equivalent/Liter | ||
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MPRw | MPDOEx | MPEx | |
7 NTU | 74 (SD = 0.824) | 67 (SD = 0.89) | 65 (SD = 3.7) |
12 NTU | 73 (SD = 2.067) | 74 (SD = 2.595) | 74 (SD = 2.233) |
35 NTU | 93 (SD = 1.44) | 91 (0.039) | 89 (SD = 0.051) |
Parameter | Average Value (SD) |
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pH | Range 7.1–7.6 |
Turbidity | 99.1 NTU (SD= 4.89) |
Color | 875 Pt-Co (SD = 112) |
Total dissolved solids (TDS) | 1771 mg/L (SD = 127.58) |
Total suspended solids (TSS) | 126 mg/L (SD = 23.7) |
Soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) | 188 mg/L (10.5) |
Phosphate phosphorus (PO4-P) | 8 mg/L (SD = 0.66) |
Chlorides (Cl−) | 1440 mg/L (SD = 83.5) |
Ammonia nitrogen (NH4-N) | 14.5 mg/L (SD = 2.25) |
Initial Metal Concentration | M. peregrina Extract Dose Equivalent to Raw Seeds, in mg/L | |||||
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(mg/L) | 40 | 80 | 120 | 160 | 200 | |
Cd | 2.1 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 29.2 | 60.7 | 51.8 |
Co | 3.1 | 6.7 | 15.9 | 39.7 | 63.8 | 45.8 |
Cr | 11.0 | 7.4 | 20.7 | 38.8 | 29.9 | 50.3 |
Cu | 8.1 | 33.5 | 28.8 | 56.7 | 45.7 | 66.5 |
Mn | 10.1 | 16.6 | --- | 4.4 | 27.8 | 12.0 |
Mo | 71.8 | 64.0 | 80.8 | 87.7 | 96.0 | 97.4 |
Ni | 3.8 | 13.3 | 11.6 | ---- | 10.7 | 10.5 |
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Elsergany, M. The Potential Use of Moringa peregrina Seeds and Seed Extract as a Bio-Coagulant for Water Purification. Water 2023, 15, 2804. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152804
Elsergany M. The Potential Use of Moringa peregrina Seeds and Seed Extract as a Bio-Coagulant for Water Purification. Water. 2023; 15(15):2804. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152804
Chicago/Turabian StyleElsergany, Moetaz. 2023. "The Potential Use of Moringa peregrina Seeds and Seed Extract as a Bio-Coagulant for Water Purification" Water 15, no. 15: 2804. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152804
APA StyleElsergany, M. (2023). The Potential Use of Moringa peregrina Seeds and Seed Extract as a Bio-Coagulant for Water Purification. Water, 15(15), 2804. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152804