Innovative physico-chemical treatment of wastewater incorporating Moringa oleifera seed coagulant

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 477-482

  Bhuptawat, Hitendra ^a   Folkard, G K ^b   Chaudhari, Sanjeev ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alum; Coagulation; Filtration; Moringa oleifera; Natural coagulant; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAGULATION; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; SEDIMENTATION;

ALUM; COAGULANT MATERIAL; NATURAL COAGULANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; COAGULATING AGENT; DRINKING WATER; EDIBLE OIL; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; WATER;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAGULATION; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; SEDIMENTATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAGULATION; DICOTYLEDON; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; SEED; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST; FLOCCULATION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PLANT SEED; SEDIMENTATION; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FILTRATION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; SEEDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 33947132065     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.08.044     Document Type: Article

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