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The Use of Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment and Heavy Metals Removal

Moringa oleifera is a multipurpose tree of considerable potential and its cultivation is currently being actively promoted in many developing countries. The various uses and products of the tree are given. Seeds of this pan tropical tree contain water soluble, positively charged proteins that act as...

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Main Authors: Ali, Eman N., Tan, Chu Shan, Makky, Essam A., Al-Matar, Manaf
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spelling my.ump.umpir.80362018-01-10T06:01:59Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8036/ The Use of Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment and Heavy Metals Removal Ali, Eman N. Tan, Chu Shan Makky, Essam A. Al-Matar, Manaf TP Chemical technology Moringa oleifera is a multipurpose tree of considerable potential and its cultivation is currently being actively promoted in many developing countries. The various uses and products of the tree are given. Seeds of this pan tropical tree contain water soluble, positively charged proteins that act as an effective coagulant for water and wastewater treatment. Water quality of Gebeng River (GR) was examined before and after the treatment. The preliminary laboratory results showed great potential of MO seed in the wastewater treatment applications. MO seed oil was extracted using ethanol up to 12.78% yield. MO seed has exhibited high efficiency in the reducing and preventing the bacterial growth in both Wastewater (WW) and Gebeng River (GR) samples. The turbidity was removed up to 85-94 % and dissolved oxygen (DO) was improved from 2.58±0.01 to 4.00±0.00mg/L. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) were increased after the treatment from 99.5±0.71 to 164.0±2.83mg/L for COD and from 48.00±0.42 to 76.65±2.33 mg/L for BOD. Nevertheless, there was no significant alteration of pH, conductivity, salinity and total dissolved solid (TDS) after the treatment. Heavy metals such as Fe were fully eliminated whereas Cu and Cd were successfully removed up to 98%. The reduction of Pb also has been achieved up to78.1%. Overall, 1% of MO seed cake was enough to curtail heavy metals from the water samples. Iceland Journal of Life Sciences 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8036/1/fkksa-2014-eman-use_of_Moringa_oleifera_seed.pdf application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8036/4/The%20Use%20Of%20Moringa%20Oleifera%20Seed%20As%20A%20Natural%20Coagulant%20For%20Wastewater%20Treatment%20And%20Heavy%20Metals%20Removal..pdf Ali, Eman N. and Tan, Chu Shan and Makky, Essam A. and Al-Matar, Manaf (2014) The Use of Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment and Heavy Metals Removal. Jokull Journal, 64 (8). pp. 189-200. ISSN 0449-0576
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Ali, Eman N.
Tan, Chu Shan
Makky, Essam A.
Al-Matar, Manaf
The Use of Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment and Heavy Metals Removal
description Moringa oleifera is a multipurpose tree of considerable potential and its cultivation is currently being actively promoted in many developing countries. The various uses and products of the tree are given. Seeds of this pan tropical tree contain water soluble, positively charged proteins that act as an effective coagulant for water and wastewater treatment. Water quality of Gebeng River (GR) was examined before and after the treatment. The preliminary laboratory results showed great potential of MO seed in the wastewater treatment applications. MO seed oil was extracted using ethanol up to 12.78% yield. MO seed has exhibited high efficiency in the reducing and preventing the bacterial growth in both Wastewater (WW) and Gebeng River (GR) samples. The turbidity was removed up to 85-94 % and dissolved oxygen (DO) was improved from 2.58±0.01 to 4.00±0.00mg/L. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) were increased after the treatment from 99.5±0.71 to 164.0±2.83mg/L for COD and from 48.00±0.42 to 76.65±2.33 mg/L for BOD. Nevertheless, there was no significant alteration of pH, conductivity, salinity and total dissolved solid (TDS) after the treatment. Heavy metals such as Fe were fully eliminated whereas Cu and Cd were successfully removed up to 98%. The reduction of Pb also has been achieved up to78.1%. Overall, 1% of MO seed cake was enough to curtail heavy metals from the water samples.
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author Ali, Eman N.
Tan, Chu Shan
Makky, Essam A.
Al-Matar, Manaf
author_facet Ali, Eman N.
Tan, Chu Shan
Makky, Essam A.
Al-Matar, Manaf
author_sort Ali, Eman N.
title The Use of Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment and Heavy Metals Removal
title_short The Use of Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment and Heavy Metals Removal
title_full The Use of Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment and Heavy Metals Removal
title_fullStr The Use of Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment and Heavy Metals Removal
title_full_unstemmed The Use of Moringa Oleifera Seed as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment and Heavy Metals Removal
title_sort use of moringa oleifera seed as a natural coagulant for wastewater treatment and heavy metals removal
publisher Iceland Journal of Life Sciences
publishDate 2014
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8036/1/fkksa-2014-eman-use_of_Moringa_oleifera_seed.pdf
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