Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures

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العنوان: Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures
المؤلفون: Trindade, Sofia, Rouxinol, Maria Inês, Nabais, João, Agulheiro-Santos, Ana Cristina
مصطلحات موضوعية: turbidity, wastewater treatment, flocculation, lyophilization, mucilage extraction
الوصف: Nowadays there is a search for new alternatives to replace harsh and expensive chemical methods to wastewater treatments. The common methods include the usage of chemicals that negatively affect the environment and the human health. The cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill have a great potential for use in innovative, cheap, renewable and eco-friendly water treatment due to their flocculant properties. In this work, different water treatments including fresh cladodes, lyophilized cladodes and the material obtained through mucilage extraction were tested. The turbidity of the water was measured, and it was concluded that the use of 60 g of small pieces of fresh cut cladodes was the method with the best results, reaching 4 NTU of turbidity. It confirmed the ability of O. ficus-indica (L.) Mill cladodes to promote the flocculation of clay in water, enabling to turn the unused material waste into a useful raw material.
Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).
نوع الوثيقة: Article
اللغة: eng
الوصول الحر: http://yadda.icm.edu.pl/baztech/element/bwmeta1.element.baztech-41839903-edd5-4572-9d2a-f70c002701c9Test
رقم الانضمام: edsbzt.bwmeta1.element.baztech.41839903.edd5.4572.9d2a.f70c002701c9
قاعدة البيانات: BazTech