The Utilization of Moringa Oleifera as a Sustainable Coagulant in Water Purification | ||||
| Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2025, Page 183-196 PDF (822.38 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/aujes.2025.378884.1341 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Ahmed Khaled Abdella Ahmed1; Mahmoud Saad Ahmed  2; Ali Abdelrahman Mohamed Gad3
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| 1Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt | ||||
| 2Civil Engineering Department, Assiut University, 71515, Assiut, Egypt | ||||
| 3Civil Engineering Department, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| For a variety of uses, safe and clean water is ensured through the crucial process of water treatment. In this work, we investigate The potential application of Moringa oleifera seeds as a natural substitute for alum, a common coagulant, in water treatment. Several concentration ratios were considered in order to find the percentage of Moringa oleifera seeds that work best for treating water. This research aims to find the concentration that would yield the lowest turbidity, an important indicator of water clarity. For this Regard, this study focused into making a Moringa oleifera solution for water treatment using the seeds of Moringa oleifera. Before processing, the seeds were deoiled and the husks removed. A water sample from the intake of New Thebes City Water Purification Station in Luxor-Egypt, which had an initial turbidity. The water sample had a turbidity of 2.85 NTU. To achieve the desired turbidity of 50 NTU, it was necessary to add a specific amount of soil, 4 grams of soil per liter of water. Moringa oleifera seeds were used in a range of concentrations (60, 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 mg/L), and tests for turbidity, pH, bacterial count, total coliform, fecal coliform, iron, and manganese were conducted. Furthermore, the effects of Aluminum sulfate and polyalmonium chloride (Pac) were investigated, both separately and in conjunction with the Moringa oleifera solution. A minimum turbidity rate of 20 mg/L was obtained when combined Moringa oleifera seeds with either alum or polyammonium chloride. Thus, this study is an important step toward developing sustainable and effective water treatment technologies that contribute to human health and environmental protection, as it found that Moringa with Alum or Polyammonium Chloride reduces turbidity significantly. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Water turbidity; Moringa oleifera seeds; Polyammonium chloride; Alum; Coagulation | ||||
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