Evaluation of plantain peelings ash extract as coagulant aid in the coagulation of colloidal particles in low pH aqua system

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 231-238

  Oladoja, Nurudeen A ^a   Aliu, Yekini D ^a  

^a ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alum; Ash; Coagulant; Plantain peel extract; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ASHES; COAGULATION; EXTRACTION; FLOCCULATION; OSTWALD RIPENING; TESTING; TURBIDITY; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ALUM; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COAGULANT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP; PLANTAIN PEEL EXTRACT; RESIDUAL TURBIDITY;

DEIONIZED WATER;

ASH; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAGULATION; COLLOID; DISPERSION; FLOCCULATION; PH; PLANT EXTRACT; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 62649112701     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2008.026     Document Type: Article

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