Utilization of plant-based natural coagulants as future alternatives towards sustainable water clarification

SY Choy, KMN Prasad, TY Wu… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Rapid industrial developments coupled with surging population growth have complicated
issues dealing with water scarcity as the quest for clean and sanitized water intensifies …

Application of Opuntia ficus-indica in bioremediation of wastewaters. A critical review

T Nharingo, M Moyo - Journal of environmental management, 2016 - Elsevier
Heavy metal ion, pesticide and dye wastewaters cause severe ecological contamination
with conventional treatment methods proving inadequate, unsuccessful or expensive to …

Exploring the use of cactus Opuntia ficus indica in the biocoagulation–flocculation of Pb(II) ions from wastewaters

T Nharingo, MT Zivurawa, U Guyo - International Journal of Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Coagulation–flocculation processes play an important role in the treatment of water using
inorganic and synthetic materials. Presently, cactus Opuntia ficus indica is explored as a …

Application of response surface methodology for modeling and optimization of a bio coagulation process (sewage wastewater treatment plant)

A Ayat, S Arris, A Abbaz, M Bencheikh-Lehocine… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Cactus has shown great capabilities as a bio coagulant/flocculent in the treatment of
wastewater and as a factor for sustainable development of the environment, due to its …

[PDF][PDF] Cactus an eco-friendly material for wastewater treatment: A review

FB Rebah, SM Siddeeg - Journal of Materials and …, 2017 - jmaterenvironsci.com
Renewable approaches involving the use of natural materials for pollutant removal from
wastewaters can offer a favorable solution fitting well with the definition of sustainability …

Removal of Cr (VI) using a cyanobacterial consortium and assessment of biofuel production

S Sen, S Dutta, S Guhathakurata, J Chakrabarty… - International …, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of cyanobacteria for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater is gaining interest
due to its lower cost of operation and being environmentally benign. As chromium (Cr (VI)) is …

[PDF][PDF] Treatment of vegetable oil refinery wastewater by coagulation-flocculation process using the cactus as a bio-flocculant

O Dkhissi, A El Hakmaoui, S Souabi… - J Mater Environ …, 2018 - jmaterenvironsci.com
Industrial wastewaters cause severe environmental pollution, and in recent years, much
work has been devoted to this topic searching less costly depollution methods. Several …

Application of mucilage from Dicerocaryum eriocarpum plant as biosorption medium in the removal of selected heavy metal ions

BO Jones, OO John, C Luke, A Ochieng… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
The ability of mucilage from Dicerocaryum eriocarpum (DE) plant to act as biosorption
medium in the removal of metals ions from aqueous solution was investigated. Functional …

Polymers for coagulation and flocculation in water treatment

ON Abiola - Polymeric materials for clean water, 2019 - Springer
The desires to improve on the operational efficiency of coagulation/flocculation (CF), a unit
process in water and wastewater treatment, and to obviate the other challenges …

Cactus juice as bioflocculant in the coagulation–flocculation process for industrial wastewater treatment: a comparative study with polyacrylamide

M Sellami, Z Zarai, M Khadhraoui, N Jdidi… - Water Science and …, 2014 - iwaponline.com
Most industries in the world treat their wastewaters with a conventional coagulation–
flocculation process using alum as coagulant, polyacrylamide (PAM) as flocculant and lime …