Coagulant properties of Moringa oleifera protein preparations: Application to humic acid removal

Environmental Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-75

  Santos, Andréa F S ^a   Paiva, Patrcia M G ^b   Teixeira, José A C ^a   Brito, António G ^a   Coelho, Luana C B B ^b   Nogueira, Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

humic acids; lectin; Moringa oleifera; natural coagulant; water treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COAGULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; SEED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER ANALYSIS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

AMMONIUM SULPHATE; AROMATIC CONTENTS; COAGULANT ACTIVITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HUMIC ACID; LECTIN; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NATURAL COAGULANT; OLEIFERA; PH RANGE; PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS; PROTEIN PREPARATIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER SAMPLES;

WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CARBON; GUAR GUM; HUMIC ACID; KAOLIN; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM SULFATE; COAGULATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DICOTYLEDON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HUMIC ACID; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PROTEIN; SEED; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PH; PLANT SEED; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84857208012     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2010.550323     Document Type: Article

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