A comparative study on the efficiency of natural and synthetic coagulant for microalgal removal from the Nile water; effect of activated carbon addition | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 24, 7- Special issue, November and December 2020, Page 155-169 PDF (628.14 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2020.119495 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Reda M. Moghazy | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| A looking for natural coagulants for algal removal is one of the researchers' interests due to synthetic coagulants concerning different health problems. So, in this study, a comparative investigation was performed to determine the effect of Alum, FeCl3 as synthetic coagulants, and Moringa seed extract as a natural coagulant. The synthetic coagulants were prepared and Moringa seed has been watered extracted; all coagulants performed by Jar test at different doses for algal removal, and the effect of adding the powder activated carbon (PAC) derived from cotton stalk was tested as a coagulant aid. The data revealed that all coagulants show good removal but the Moringa seed extract in addition to PAC exhibited the excellent result of removal reached 100%. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Algal removal; Natural coagulant; Synthetic coagulant; activated carbon; coagulant aid | ||||
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