scholarly journals UTILIZAÇÃO DA SEMENTE DE MORINGA OLEÍFERA E FILTRO BIOLÓGICO COMO MÉTODO ALTERNATIVO PARA A CLARIFICAÇÃO DE ÁGUA BRUTA

Author(s):  
Maiara Luzia Grigoli OLIVIO ◽  
Elizângela Flávia Jacob ESTEVES ◽  
Dagmar Aparecida de Marco FERRO

Água, um recurso natural essencial à vida, para se adequar ao consumo deve ser pura, livre de quaisquer substâncias. Geralmente, o sulfato de alumínio seja o coagulante químico utilizado nas Estações de Tratamentos para a clarificação da água, produz um lodo tóxico rico em alumínio de difícil deposição no ambiente. Entretanto, coagulantes naturais de origem vegetal como sementes de Moringa oleífera têm demonstrado vantagens em comparação aos químicos, pela simplicidade de uso e baixo custo. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a eficiência da semente de Moringa oleífera quando associada ao filtro biológico para clarificação de água bruta. À vista disso, como delineamento experimental, foram realizados dois testes com duas repetições cada, sendo que o primeiro teste buscou avaliar a eficiência do filtro biológico, apenas com a passagem de água bruta, e o segundo procurou avaliar a eficiência da água tratada pelas sementes de Moringa, quando adicionadas ao sistema de filtragem. Para o sistema de filtração, foram utilizados três recipientes e instalados de forma decrescente. O primeiro recipiente foi utilizado como decantador para a adição da água bruta tratada com as sementes, o segundo foi utilizado como filtro biológico obtendo divisões para os meios filtrantes como cascalhos, cerâmicas, carvão ativado e o terceiro recipiente, para o recebimento de água filtrada. As amostras de água bruta foram coletadas na Estação de Tratamento de Água e as sementes colhidas no plantio de própria espécie. Foram realizadas análises comparativas do aspecto físico (turbidez) e químico (pH) da água filtrada, água tratada e filtrada, respectivamente, com a água bruta (controle) de cada teste, de modo que as variáveis foram submetidas à análise de variância (ANOVA) seguida do teste de Tukey (p<0,05), pela qual as diferenças significativas foram apresentadas por gráficos. De acordo com os resultados, o filtro biológico demonstra eficiência ao clarificar apenas a água bruta e quando adicionada a água tratada ao sistema de filtragem, o processo de clarificação se torna mais eficaz, pois reduz a turbidez e não altera o pH. Pode-se concluir que o tratamento da água bruta, por meio do coagulante vegetal e filtro biológico, apresenta-se como um método alternativo para a clarificação, uma vez que seja preciso controlar o período de filtração, comprovando-se que 10 h de filtragem corresponde ao melhor tempo determinado para a redução da turbidez e estabilidade do pH, dado que o aumento desse período prejudica a qualidade da água.   USE OF MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED AND BIOLOGICAL FILTER AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR RAW WATER CLARIFICATION   ABSTRACT Water, a natural resource essential to life, it must be pure for proper consumption, free of any substances. Generally, aluminum sulfate is the chemical coagulant used in Treatment Plants for water clarification, although it produces a toxic sludge that is rich in aluminum and difficult to deposition in the environment. However, natural coagulants of plant origin such as Moringa oleifera seeds have shown advantages over chemicals, due to their simplicity of use and low cost. The objective of this work was to analyze the efficiency of the Moringa oleifera seeds when associated with the biological filter for raw water clarification. In view of this, as an experimental design, two tests were carried out with two repetitions each, the first test sought to evaluate the efficiency of the biological filter, only with the raw water flow, and the second evaluated the efficiency of the water treated by the Moringa seeds, when added to the filtration system. For the filtration system, three containers were used, and they were downwardly installed. The first container was used as a decanter for the addition of raw water treated with seeds, the second was used as a biological filter with divisions for filter media such as gravel, ceramics, activated carbon and the third container was filled with filtered water. The raw water samples were collected at the Water Treatment Station and the seeds were harvested from the planting of the same species. It was performed a comparative analysis of physical (turbidity) and chemical (pH) aspects of filtered water, treated and filtered water, respectively with the raw water (control) of each test, so that the variables were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by the Tukey test (p <0.05), in which the significant differences were represented by graphics. According to the results, the biological filter shows to be efficient in clarifying only raw water and when the treated water is added to the filtration system, the clarifying process becomes more effective, since it reduces turbidity and does not alter the pH. It can be concluded that the treatment of raw water through vegetable coagulant and biological filter is an alternative method for clarification, as it is necessary to control the filtration period, proving that 10 hours of filtration corresponds to the best time determined for the reduction of the turbidity and pH stability, provided that the increase of this period affects the water quality.   Descriptors: Moringa Seeds, Biological Filter, Treatment, Comparative Parameters.

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (supplement) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nargis Nisar ◽  
Bhupendra Koul ◽  
Bhupendra Koul

Coagulants play a vital role in treatment of raw water for both human and animal consumption. Aluminium sulphate is the most common and effective chemical coagulant for water treatment. However, chemical coagulants are costineffective, toxic, are not eco-friendly and may also cause severe health issues like cancers and neurologic disorders including Alzheimer’s disease. Therefore, natural and greener methods of water purification are crucial for safe and effective water treatment. Therefore, alternative natural and greener method of water purification is required. Seeds of Vicia faba, Cicer arientinum, Jatropha curcas, Vigna unguiculata, Zea mays, Vigna mungo etc. have also been used in water purification regimes. Moringa oleifera seeds contain anti-microbial properties and cationic water-soluble proteins (polyelectrolytes) which possess active coagulative properties that can remove the turbidity and heavy metals like Cu, Pb, Cr, Zn, etc from raw water, thus can treat impure water efficiently. Therefore, natural coagulants are preferred over chemical coagulants as they are feasible to use, affordable, eco-friendly and less toxic. This review provides explicit information on efficiency and use of M. oleifera seeds in water treatment and their relative comparison with that of routine chemical coagulants. Thus, further collaborative research (industry and academia) on the alternative greener techniques of water purification are still required to gain sustainability in water purification regimes in developing countries.


Author(s):  
Maiara Luzia Grigoli OLIVIO ◽  
Elizângela Flávia Jacob ESTEVES ◽  
Dagmar Aparecida de Marco FERRO

Comumente o sulfato de alumínio é o coagulante químico utilizado nas Estações de Tratamentos para a clarificação da água, embora produza um lodo tóxico de difícil deposição no ambiente. No entanto, os coagulantes naturais como sementes de Moringa oleífera Lam. têm demonstrado vantagens para tratamento em comparação aos químicos, pela simplicidade de uso e baixo custo. O estudo objetivou analisar a eficiência coagulante da semente de Moringa oleífera na clarificação de água com turbidez e comparar com os parâmetros do coagulante químico sulfato de alumínio. As amostras de água foram coletadas no Córrego Jacu Queimado e as sementes colhidas em um plantio da própria espécie. Foram realizados, em laboratório, etapas sequenciais do experimento: comparação da eficiência da semente verde e seca, determinação da concentração e tempo de exposição da semente à água, comparação de agitação manual e magnética entre elas e do coagulante biológico com o químico, sendo analisados os aspectos físico, químico e biológico antes e após a adição de ambos. Observou-se que apenas a semente seca realiza a clarificação da água em comparação com os resultados das análises da água clarificada com o sulfato, determinando-se que 5 sementes são eficazes para tratar 1 litro de água com turbidez de até 25,0 NTU, considerando-se mais relevante a agitação manual para o efeito de coagulação e o aguardo de 2 horas para o término da decantação. Conclui-se, que a semente de Moringa é um coagulante biológico que se apresenta como alternativa para o tratamento de água com turbidez, porém, ainda não é indicada para a potabilidade. É preciso dar continuidade ao tratamento em busca de processos que visam melhorar a qualidade da água para aproximar-se aos parâmetros aceitáveis para o consumo humano.   Moringa oleífera Lam SEEDS: EFFICIENT USE OF BIOLOGICAL COAGULANT FOR WATER TURBIDITY TREATMENT, COMPARED TO ALUMINUM SULFATE CHEMICAL COAGULANT   ABSTRACT Aluminum sulfate is a chemical coagulant commonly used at Water Treatment Plants for water clarification, although it produces a toxic sludge of difficult deposition in the environment. However, natural coagulants such as Moringa oleíferaLam seeds have evidenced the advantages for the treatment when compared to chemicals, due to either their simplicity in and low cost.  This research aims at reviewing the efficient use of   Moringa oleífera seeds as coagulants for turbid water clarification as well as comparing the parameters of aluminum sulfate chemical coagulants. The water samples were collected at Córrego Jacu Queimado and the seeds were harvested from a crop of its own species. Sequential steps were performed in the lab for this experiment: Comparison of green and dry seeds efficiency, concentration and time of exposition of the seed to water measurements, comparison of manual and magnetic stirring among them and among biological and chemical coagulants, being analyzed physical, chemical and biological aspects before and after adding both of them. It was observed that only the dry seed enables water clarification when comparing the analysis results to sulfate water clarification, it was ascertained that 5 seeds are efficient to treat a liter of 25,0 NTU turbidity in water, considering as more relevant manual stirring for coagulation effect after a two-hour rest for decantation completion. It was concluded that Moringa seed is a biological coagulant presented as an alternative for turbid water treatment, although it is not indicated for drinkability. Further treatment is necessary in order to keep searching for processes that target to improve the quality of water and meeting acceptable parameters for water consumption.   Keywords: Biological Coagulant. Chemical Coagulant. Efficiency. Water Clarification. Comparative Parameters.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sudarmin ◽  
Cepi Kurniawan ◽  
Puji N ◽  
Musyarofah . ◽  
Ariyatun . ◽  
...  

Water is one of the natural wealth that is absolutely needed by living things to survive and maintain health. In facts, water treatment is carried out on the raw water that does not meet the standards of clean water quality, therefore, the non-standardized elements need to be eliminated or reduced so that all water meets the applicable standards. One alternative which is available locally is the use of natural coagulants from plants living around us. This research was conducted by students of the UNNES Postgraduate Chemistry Education Magister Program. The process for water treatment employedthepotentialnaturalcoagulantofmoringaseedextractusinganEthno-STEM approach.Thisresearchwascarriedoutasachemicalprojecttask,namelytheproject of using potential bio-coagulant of Moringa oleifera seeds or Moringa plant. In this study, tests were carried out on the use of bio coagulant of moringa seeds extract with various varieties to purify turbid water. The research results concluded that the magisters of chemistry education have been able to design and implement the integrated Ethno-STEM chemical project learning on water purification topic using moringa seed extract (Maringo oleifera). In addition, the findings indicated that the studentswereabletoreconstructethnical-basedscientificknowledgeinthecontextof STEM;andwaterpurificationexperimentswithbio-coagulantofMoringaseedextracts.


2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-109
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Hoai Phong ◽  
Phan Thi Kim Thi ◽  
Nguyen Thao Nhu ◽  
Huynh Thi Thanh Truc ◽  

The use of plant-deriveded natural coagulants in water treatment systems is seen as solution to replace chemical coagulants. Among them, the Moringa oleifera has proved to be one of the most effective natural, low - cost, environmentally friendly water coagulants. In this study, Moringa oleifera has used from 0 g (control sample without coagulants) to 2.0 g of Moringa oleifera seed powder in one liter of the Tien river water sample, coagulation time in 1 hour, 3 hours, 6 hours. The results of the study showed that Moringa oleifera seed powder has antibacterial ability when adding 0.4 g per liter of water treated. The water sample has TSS of 93.3 mg/l, COD of 101 mg/l, and the presence of 1530 MPN/100ml Coliform bacteria. After one hour coagulation of treatment, it reduced to TSS, COD, and Coliform were found to be 13.3 mg/l, 18.7 mg/l, and 9 MPN/100ml, respectively. The efficiency of reduction for 76.92% TSS, 81.57% COD, and 99.41% Coliform.


2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 1435-1440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago L. Marques ◽  
Vanessa N. Alves ◽  
Luciana M. Coelho ◽  
Nívia M. M. Coelho

Metal contaminants are generally removed from effluents by chemical and physical processes which are often associated with disadvantages such as the use of toxic reagents, generation of toxic waste and high costs. Hence, new techniques have been developed, among them the study of natural adsorbents, for instance, the use of Moringa oleifera seeds. The potential of M. oleifera seeds for nickel removal in aqueous systems was investigated. The seeds utilized were obtained from plants grown in Uberlândia/Brazil. After being dried and pulverized, the seeds were treated with 0.1 mol/L NaOH. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analyses were used for the characterization of the material. Using the optimized methodology (50 mL of 4.0 mg/L Ni(II), pH range of 4.0–6.0, agitation time of 5 min and adsorption mass of 2.0 g) more than 90% of Ni(II) could be removed from water samples. The sorption data were fitted satisfactorily by the Langmuir adsorption model. Evaluation applying the Langmuir equation gave the monolayer sorption capacity as 29.6 mg/g. The results indicate that this material could be employed in the extraction of nickel, considering its ease of use, low cost and environmental viability, which make it highly attractive for application in developing countries.


2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 347-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Kus ◽  
J. Kandasamy

Author(s):  
Eldon R. Rene ◽  
Shishir Kumar Behera ◽  
Hung Suck Park

Engineered floodplain filtration (EFF) system is an eco-friendly low-cost water treatment process wherein water contaminants can be removed, by adsorption and-or degraded by microorganisms, as the infiltrating water moves from the wastewater treatment plants to the rivers. An artificial neural network (ANN) based approach was used in this study to approximate and interpret the complex input/output relationships, essentially to understand the breakthrough times in EFF. The input parameters to the ANN model were inlet concentration of a pharmaceutical, ibuprofen (ppm) and flow rate (md– 1), and the output parameters were six concentration-time pairs (C, t). These C, t pairs were the times in the breakthrough profile, when 1%, 5%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 95% of the pollutant was present at the outlet of the system. The most dependable condition for the network was selected by a trial and error approach and by estimating the determination coefficient (R2) value (>0.99) achieved during prediction of the testing set. The proposed ANN model for EFF operation could be used as a potential alternative for knowledge-based models through proper training and testing of variables.


2020 ◽  
Vol 699 ◽  
pp. 134267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Hai Nguyen ◽  
Hai Nguyen Tran ◽  
Hai Anh Vu ◽  
Minh Viet Trinh ◽  
Tien Vinh Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  

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