Assessment of feasibility of natural coagulants in turbidity removal and modeling of coagulation process

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 31-33, 2014, Pages 5812-5821

  Jadhav, Madhukar V ^a   Mahajan, Yogesh S ^b  

^a Sanjivani College of Engineering   (India)

^b DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cactus; Chitosan; Coagulation; Dose; Modeling; Moringa oleifera; Turbidity removal

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; COAGULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLOCCULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MODELING; MUCILAGE; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CACTACEAE; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 84907835534     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.816875     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. C. Huang, J. Pan, Coagulation approach to water treatment, in: A.T. Hubbard (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Surface and Colloid Science, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 2002, pp. 1049–1064.
2. J. Duan, J. Gregory, Coagulation by hydrolysing metal salts. Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 100–102 (2003) 475–502.
3. H.S. Peavy, D.R. Rowe, Environmental Engineering, International ed., McGraw Hill Editions, New York, NY, 1985.
4. G.R. Miller, F.C. Kopfler, K.C. Kelty, J.A. Stober, N.S. Ulmer, The occurrence of aluminium drinking water. J. Am. Water Works Assn. 76 (1984) 84–91.
5. E. Gauthier, I. Fortier, F.P. Courchense, J. Pepin, M.D. Gauvreau, Aluminium forms in drinking water and risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Environ. Res. Section A 84 (2000) 234–246.
6. M. Schintu, P. Meloni, A. Contu, Aluminum fractions in drinking water from reservoirs. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 46 (2000) 29–33.
7. D.R. Crapper, S.S. Krishnan, A.J. Dalton, Brain aluminium in Alzheimer’s disease experiment at neurofibrillary degeneration. Science 180 (1973) 511–573.
8. R. Pitchai, R. Subramanian, P. Selvapathy, R. Elangovan, Aluminium content of drinking water in Madras City, in: Proceedings of International Workshop on Aluminium in Drinking Water, Hong Kong, 1992, pp. 81–84.
9. M.V. Jadhav, Y.S. Mahajan, Consequences of residual aluminium from alum coagulant on humans. Int. J. Res. Chem. Environ. 1 (2011) 22–27.
10. A.G. Bhole, Performance studies of a few natural coagulants. J. Indian Water Works Assoc. 1 (1990) 81–84.
11. A.G. Bhole, Relative evaluation of a few natural coagulants. J. Water Supply Res. Technol-Aqua 44 (1995) 84–190.
12. M. Megat, L. Loon, Effects of oil extraction from Moringa oleifera seeds on coagulation of turbid water. J. Environ. Stud. 59 (2) (2002) 243–254.
13. A. Diaz, N. Rincon, A. Escorihuela, N. Fernandez, A preliminary evaluation of turbidity removal by natural coagulants endogenous to Venezuela. J. Process Biochem. 35 (1999) 391–395.
14. M. Yarahmadi, M. Hossieni, B. Bina, M. Mahamoudian, H. Naimaba Die, A. Shahsavani, Application of Moringa oleifera seed extract and polyalumin chloride in water treatment. World Appl. Sci. J. 7 (8) (2009) 962–967.
15. J. Zhang, F. Zhang, Y. Luo, H. Yang, A preliminary study on cactus as coagulant in water treatment. J. Process Biochem. 41 (3) (2006) 730–733.
16. M.V. Jadhav, Y.S. Mahajan, Study on locally available coagulant (Moringa oleifera) for removal of turbidity from water as a low cost coagulant. Int. J. Environ. Res. Dev. 7 (1A) (2012) 361–367.
17. M.V. Jadhav, Y.S. Mahajan, A comparative study of natural coagulants in flocculation of local clay suspensions of varied turbidity. Int. J. Civ. Environ. Eng. 35 (2013) 1103–1110.
18. M.V. Jadhav, Y.S. Mahajan, Investigation of the performance of chitosan as a coagulant for flocculation of local clay suspensions of different turbidities. Korean J. Civ. Eng. 17 (2013) 328–334.
19. P.N. Tripathi, M. Chaudhari, S.D. Bokil, Nirmali seed—a naturally occurring coagulant. Indian J. Environ Health 18 (1976) 272–281.
20. A.K. Sen, K.R. Bulusu, Effectiveness of nirmali seed as coagulant and coagulant aid. Indian J. Environ. Health 4 (1962) 233–244.
21. M. Madsen, J. Schlundt, E.F.E. Omer, Effect of water coagulation by seeds of Moringa oleifera on bacterial concentrations. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 90 (1987) 101–109.
22. S.A. Muyibi, C.A. Okuofu, Coagulation of low turbidity surface waters with Moringa oleifera seeds. Int. J. Environ. Stud. 48 (1995) 263–273.
23. S.A. Muyibi, M. Megat, L. Loon, Effects of oil extraction from Moring Oleifera seeds on coagulation of turbid water. J. Environ. Studies 59 (2) (2002) 243–254.
24. S.A. Muyibi, S.A. Abbas, M.J. Noor, F.R. Ahmadon, Enhanced coagulation efficiency of Moringa oleifera seeds through selective oil extraction. IIUM Eng. J. 4 (1) (2003) 1–11.
25. S.A. Muyibi, M.S. Alfugara, Treatment of surface water with Moring Oleifera seed extract and alum- a comparative study using a pilot scale water treatment plant. Int. J. Environ. Stud. 60 (6) (2003) 617–626.
26. S. Bhatia, Z. Othman, A.L. Ahmad, Palm oil mill effluent pre-treatment using Moringa oleifera seeds as an environmentally friendly coagulant: Laboratory and pilot plant studies. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 81 (2006) 1852–1858.
27. M. Chaudhuri, A.B. Khairuldin, Coagulation-clarification of coloured water by natural coagulant (Moringa oleifera) seed extract. Nat. Environ. Pollut. Technol. 8 (1) (2009) 137–139.
28. J.P. Sutherland, G.K. Folkard, M.A. Mtawali, W.D. Grant, Moringa oleifera as a natural coagulant, in: 20th WEDC Conference, Affordable Water Supply and Sanitation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1994.
29. WHO, Guideline for Drinking-Water Quality (Electronic Resources): Incorporating First Addendum, 3rd ed., vol.1, Recommendations, 2006. Available from: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/gdwq0506.pdf.
30. K.A. Ghebremichael, K.R. Gunaratna, H. Henriksson, H. Brumer, G. Dalhammar, A simple purification and activity assay of the coagulant protein from Moringa oleifera seed. J. Water Res. 39 (11) (2005) 2338–2344.
31. S. Litherland, Science: Vegetable Pods May Help Solve Third World’s Water Woes, Inter Press Service, Washington, DC, 1995. Available from: http://www.treesforlife.org/Moringa/uses_water_lgscale_article.htm (accessed 21 July 2011).
32. S. Katayon, M.J. Megat, M. Nor, A. Asma, A.N. Thamer, A.G. Liew Abdullar, A. Idris, M. Suleyman, M.B. Aminuddin, B.C. Khor, Effects of storage duration and temperature of stock solution on its performance in coagulation. Int. J. Eng. Technol. 1 (2) (2004) 146–151.
33. R. Sanghi, B. Bhattacharyya, V. Singh, Cassia angustifolia seed gum as an effective natural coagulant for decolourisation of dye solutions. Green Chem 4 (2002) 252–254.
34. R.P. Singh, G.P. Karmakar, S.K. Rath, N.C. Karmakar, S.R. Pandey, T. Tripathy, J. Panda, S.K. Jain, N.T. Lan, Biodegradable drag reducing agents and flocculants based on polysaccharide materials and applications. Polym. Eng. Sci. 40 (1) (2000) 46–60.
35. R. Divakaran, V.N. Pillai, Flocculation of river silt using chitosan. Water Res. 36 (2002) 2414–2418.
36. L. Rizzo, Di Gennaro, A.G. Marialuisa, V. Belgiorno, Coagulation/chlorination of surface water: A comparison between chitosan and metal salts. Sep. Purif. Technol. 62 (2008) 79–85.
37. K.S. Narasiah, A. Vogel, N.N. Kramadhati, Coagulation of turbid waters using Moringa oleifera seeds from two distinct sources. Water Sci. Technol. Water Supply 2 (05) (2002) 83–88.
38. F.K. Amagloh, A. Benang, Effectiveness of Moringa oleifera seed as coagulant for water purification. African J. Agric. Res. 4 (1) (2009) 119–123.
39. Y.Y. Chun, S.A. Talib, L.Y. Pei, Turbidity removal from surface water and Land fill leachate using Cactus Opuntia. J. Inst. Eng. Malaysia 68 (2007) 61–64.
40. ASTM, Standard Practice for Coagulation-Flocculation Jar Test of Water, E1–1994 R, D 2035–80, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 11.02, 1995.
41. APHA, AWWA and WPCF, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st ed., American Public Health Association, Washington DC, 2005.
42. L.F. Qi, Z.R. Xu, X. Jiang, C.H. Hu, X.F. Zou, Preparation and antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles. Carbohydrate Research 339 (2004) 2693–2700.
43. S.T. Lee, F.L. Mi, Y.J. Shen, S.S. Shyu, Equilibrium and kinetic studies of copper(II) ion uptake by chitosan-tripolyphosphate chelating resin. Polymer 42 (2001) 1879–1892.
44. E. Guibal, Interactions of metal ions with chitosan-based sorbents: A review. Sep. Purif. Technol. 38 (2004) 43–74.
45. S.T. Araújo, E.I. Melo, V.N. Alves, N.M.M. Coelho, Moringa oleifera Lam. seeds as a natural solid adsorbent for removal of AgI in aqueous solutions. J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 21 (2010) 1–6.
46. C. Saenz, E. Sepulveda, B. Matsuhiro, Opuntia spp mucilage’s: A functional component with industrial perspectives. J. Arid Environ. 57 (2004) 275–290.
47. S. Trachtenberg, A.M. Mayer, Composition and properties of Opuntia ficus indica mucilage. Phyto-chemistry 20 (1981) 2665–2668.
48. S.M. Miller, E.J. Fugate, V.O. Craver, J.A. Smith, J.B. Zimmerman, Toward understanding the efficacy and mechanism of Opuntia spp. as a natural coagulant for potential application in water treatment. Environ Sci Technol. 42 (12) (2008) 4274–4279.
49. J. Roussy, V. Vooren, B.A. Dempsey, E. Gaibal, Influence of chitosan characteristics on coagulation and the flocculation of Bentonite suspension. Water Res. 39 (2005) 3247–3258.
50. B. Bina, M.H. Mehdinejad, M. Nikaeen, H.A. Mova-hedian, Effectiveness of Chitosan as natural coagulant aid in treating turbid waters. Iran. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng. 6 (2009) 247–252.
51. T. Nkurunziza, J.B. Nduwayezu, E.N. Banadda, I. Nhapi, The effect of turbidity levels and Moringa oleifera concentration on the effectiveness of coagulation in water treatment. Water Sci. Technol. 59 (2009) 1551–1558.
52. J. Beltra n-Heredia, J. Sa-nchez-Martın, C. Solera-Herna ndez, Anionic surfactants removal by natural coagulant/flocculant products. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 48 (10) (2009) 5085–5092.
53. K.J. Wilkinson, J.C. Negre, J. Buffle, Coagulation of colloidal material in surface waters: The role of natural organic matter. J. Contam. Hydrol. 26 (1–4) (1997) 229–243.
54. H. Freundlich, Adsorption in solutions. Phys. Chemie. 57 (1906) 385–470.
55. I. Langmuir, The constitution and fundamental properties of solids and liquids, Part I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 38 (1916) 2221–2295.
56. R.F. Muhammed, N.W.A.Z. Najib, P.C. Ping, N. Hamidin, Mechanism of turbidity and hardness removal in hard water sources by using Moringa oleifera. J. Appl. Sci. 11 (16) (2011) 2947–2953.
57. L.M. Mataka, S.M.I. Sajidu, W.R.L. Masamba, J.F. Mwatseteza, Cadmium sorption by Moringa stenopetala and Moringa oleifera seed powders: Batch, time, temperature, pH and adsorption isotherm studies. Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng. 2 (3) (2010) 50–59.