Treatment of surface water with Moringa oleifera seed extract and alum - A comparative study using a pilot scale water treatment plant

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 617-626

  Muyibi, Suleyman A ^a   Alfugara, Akif M S ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alum; Coagulant aid; Coagulation; Electrostatic patch mechanism; Micro bridging; Moringa oleifera; Partial charge neutralization; Pilot plant studies; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

PILOT PLANTS; SEED; SURFACE WATERS; TURBIDITY;

NEUTRALIZATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 0347300320     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/723032000087925     Document Type: Article

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