Challenges and opportunities of biocoagulant/bioflocculant application for drinking water and wastewater treatment and its potential for sludge recovery

SB Kurniawan, SRS Abdullah, MF Imron… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The utilization of metal-based conventional coagulants/flocculants to remove suspended
solids from drinking water and wastewater is currently leading to new concerns. Alarming …

Removal of natural organic matter from source water: Review on coagulants, dual coagulation, alternative coagulants, and mechanisms

HNP Dayarathne, MJ Angove, R Aryal… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural organic matter (NOM) represents a range of soluble and insoluble material which
can have considerable impact on drinking water quality. In addition to creating problems …

A review of Moringa oleifera seeds in water treatment: Trends and future challenges

NU Yamaguchi, LF Cusioli, HB Quesada… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of Moringa oleifera (MO) for cleaner processes in water treatment has been
proposed to treat raw water for low-income locations for its abundant availability, low cost …

Review of low-cost point-of-use water treatment systems for develo** communities

CK Pooi, HY Ng - npj Clean Water, 2018 - nature.com
For communities in develo** countries, the majority of drinking water-related issues are
due to pathogens from poor sanitation, resulting in infection and diarrhea. One cause of this …

A contemporary review on plant-based coagulants for applications in water treatment

M Saleem, RT Bachmann - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Conventional coagulants, like aluminium sulphate and ferric chloride, are used in potable
water treatment and involve non-sustainable mining and transformation of raw materials for …

Exploring the extraction methods for plant-based coagulants and their future approaches

A Ahmad, SB Kurniawan, SRS Abdullah… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of plant-based coagulants in wastewater treatment has increasingly
progressed in the coagulation–flocculation process toward green economy and cleaner …

[HTML][HTML] The potential and constraints of replacing conventional chemical coagulants with natural plant extracts in water and wastewater treatment

D Diver, I Nhapi, WR Ruziwa - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Coagulation is a vital stage in treating contaminated water using coagulants that can be
either synthetic or natural. Currently, water is being treated by water treatment plants that …

Evaluation of the potential application of cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) as a bio-coagulant for pre-treatment of oil sands process-affected water

M Choudhary, MB Ray, S Neogi - Separation and Purification Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmentally benign natural agents in the treatment of water are increasingly gaining
interest due to their cost effectiveness, low toxicity and inherently renewable characteristics …

Comparison of four plant-based bio-coagulants performances against alum and ferric chloride in the turbidity improvement of bentonite synthetic water

A Hadadi, A Imessaoudene, JC Bollinger, AA Assadi… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to their cost-effectiveness, low toxicity, and naturally renewable properties, bio-
coagulants for water treatment are gaining popularity. In this context, four bio-coagulants …

Natural organic matter (NOM) and turbidity removal by plant-based coagulants: A review

BU Okoro, S Sharifi, MA Jesson, J Bridgeman - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
NOM deteriorates water quality by forming taste, clarification, colour, and odour problems. It
also increases coagulant and chlorine consumption which can initiate disinfection by …