Cited by 129Coagulation and Flocculation StudiesWastewater Treatment and ReuseWater and Wastewater Treatment

The DOI matches its Crossref record.

Wastewater treatment using a natural coagulant (Moringa oleifera seeds): optimization through response surface methodology

Open access

Abstract

The high expense of chemical coagulant-treated water forces most people in rural regions rely on easily available sources, which are usually of poor quality and expose them to waterborne infections. According to this statement, the purpose of this study was to confirm the efficacy of extracting powder Moringa oleifera seeds, which are widely available in rural regions. The experiment was done based on random design load of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6g/500ml of powder extracted from Moringa seeds. Chemical oxygen demand (COD), color and turbidity were determined for both acidic and basic characteristics of wastewater. The optimum dosage of Moringa oleifera was 0.4g/500ml in both characteristics of waste water in case of color and turbidity. Moringa airfare maximum reduction in turbidity, color and COD in acidic waste water was 98%, 90.76% and 65.8% respectively. And maximum reduction turbidity, color and COD in basic waste water were 99.5%, 97.7% and 65.82% respectively. The study was demonstrated that, the application of RSM for seeking optimum condition in the coagulation process for treatment of wastewater. Moringa seed powder works best with 7-9 pH range. All the results showed that, Moringa Oliver seeds were very effective for the removal of impurities. So, the researcher and the respective body give attention use of these trees in a wide application area.

Overview

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08451

Cites

Statistics

Figures

Figure 3 Optimal dosage of Moringa seed powder basic characteristics.
Figure 3 Optimal dosage of Moringa seed powder basic characteristics.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 1 Grinding Moringa seed and powder form.
Figure 1 Grinding Moringa seed and powder form.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 2 A conventional jar test apparatus.
Figure 2 A conventional jar test apparatus.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 4 Optimal dosage of Moringa seed powder acidic characteristics.
Figure 4 Optimal dosage of Moringa seed powder acidic characteristics.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 5 Effects of adsorbent dose on the removal of color, turbidity, and COD.
Figure 5 Effects of adsorbent dose on the removal of color, turbidity, and COD.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 6 Design expert; surface plots; (a), (b), and (c) removal efficiency of color, turbidity, and COD respectively.
Figure 6 Design expert; surface plots; (a), (b), and (c) removal efficiency of color, turbidity, and COD respectively.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 7 Effect of pH for removal of color; COD and turbidity.
Figure 7 Effect of pH for removal of color; COD and turbidity.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central

Verification

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Citations

Cites

No references could be resolved yet.

Research works printed but not linked: 33

  1. Abiyu, 2018, Wastewater treatment potential of Moringa stenopetala over Moringa olifera as a natural coagulant, antimicrobial agent and heavy metal removals, Cogent Environ. Sci., 4, 10.1080/23311843.2018.1433507 · DOI
  2. Agbovi, 2019, Optimisation of orthophosphate and turbidity removal using an amphoteric chitosan-based flocculant-ferric chloride coagulant system, Environ. Chem., 16, 599, 10.1071/EN19100 · DOI
  3. Alo, 2012, Coagulation and antimicrobial activities of Moringa oleifera seed storage at 3°C temperature in turbid water, Adv. Appl. Sci. Res., 3, 887
  4. Asaithambi, 2016, Integrated ozone—electrocoagulation process for the removal of pollutant from industrial effluent: optimization through response surface methodology, Chem. Eng. Process: Process Intens., 105, 92, 10.1016/j.cep.2016.03.013 · DOI
  5. Atchudan, 2020, Hydrophilic nitrogen-doped carbon dots from biowaste using dwarf banana peel for environmental and biological applications, Fuel, 275, 117821, 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117821 · DOI
  6. Baptista, 2017, Protein fractionation of seeds of Moringa oleifera lam and its application in superficial water treatment, Separ. Purif. Technol., 180, 114, 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.02.040 · DOI
  7. Bina, 2010, Effectiveness of Moringa oleifera Coagulant Protein as natural coagulant aid in removal of turbidity and bacteria from turbid waters, World Acad. Sci. Eng. Tech., 43, 618
  8. Chaouki, 2021, Treatment of a landfill leachate from Casablanca city by a coagulation-flocculation and adsorption process using a palm bark powder (PBP), Sci. Afr., 12
  9. Chitra, 2019, Performance of natural coagulants on greywater treatment, Recent Innov. Chem. Eng. Formerly Recent Patents Chem. Eng., 13, 81
  10. David, 2016, Performance evaluation of Moringa oleifera seed extract (MOSE) in conjunction with chemical coagulants for treating distillery spent wash, Indian Chem. Eng., 58, 189, 10.1080/00194506.2015.1006147 · DOI
  11. Eman, 2014, Impact of Moringa oleifera cake residue application on wastewater treatment: a case study, J. Water Resour. Protect., 6, 677, 10.4236/jwarp.2014.67065 · DOI
  12. Garde, 2017, Application of Moringa oleifera seed extract to treat coffee fermentation wastewater, J. Hazard Mater., 329, 102, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.01.006 · DOI
  13. Ghebremichael, 2005, A simple purification and activity assay of the coagulant protein from Moringa oleifera seed, Water Res., 39, 2338, 10.1016/j.watres.2005.04.012 · DOI
  14. Govindan, 2018, Use of Moringa (Moringa stenopetala) seed extract for removal of some anionic dyes (direct and reactive dyes) in textile wastewater, Curr. Trends Fashion Tech. Textile Eng., 4, 10.19080/CTFTTE.2018.04.555642 · DOI
  15. Leite, 2017, Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanofibers from cassava root bagasse and peelings, Carbohydr. Polym., 157, 962, 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.10.048 · DOI
  16. Leone, 2015, Cultivation, genetic, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Moringa oleifera leaves: an overview, Int. J. Mol. Sci., 16, 12791, 10.3390/ijms160612791 · DOI
  17. Manhokwe, 2019, Post-treatment of yeast processing effluent from a bioreactor using aluminium chlorohydrate polydadmac as a coagulant, Sci. Afr., 6, 4
  18. Naceradska, 2019, On the importance of pH value in coagulation, J. Water Supply Res. Technol. - Aqua, 68, 222, 10.2166/aqua.2019.155 · DOI
  19. Nand, 2012, Water purification using Moringa oleifera and other locally available seeds in Fiji for heavy metal removal, Int. J. Appl. Sci. Tech., 2, 125
  20. Narmatha, 2017, Effluent treatment of sago wastewater by using natural coagulants, Imperial J. Interdiscipl. Res., 3
  21. Okey-Onyesolu, 2020, Response Surface Methodology optimization of chito-protein synthesized from crab shell in treatment of abattoir wastewater, Heliyon, 6, 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05186 · DOI
  22. Rani, 2018, Moringa genus: a review of phytochemistry and pharmacology, Front. Pharmacol., 9, 1
  23. Rocha, 2020, Clarification of high-turbidity waters: a comparison of Moringa oleifera and virgin and recovered aluminum sulfate-based coagulants, Environ. Dev. Sustain., 22, 4551, 10.1007/s10668-019-00397-2 · DOI
  24. Saleem, 2019, A contemporary review on plant-based coagulants for applications in water treatment, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 72, 281, 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.12.029 · DOI
  25. Scholes, 2020, Heliyon Ef fi cacy of a natural coagulant protein from Moringa oleifera ( Lam ) seeds in treatment of Opa reservoir water, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Heliyon, 6, e03335
  26. Sengupta, 2012, Use of Moringa oleifera seed extracts to reduce helminth egg numbers and turbidity in irrigation water, Water Res., 46, 3646, 10.1016/j.watres.2012.04.011 · DOI
  27. Shan, 2017, The use of Moringa oleifera seed as a natural coagulant for wastewater treatment and heavy metals removal, Appl. Water Sci., 7, 1369, 10.1007/s13201-016-0499-8 · DOI · Paper page
  28. Srinu Naik, 2014, Optimization of parameters using response surface methodology and genetic algorithm for biological denitrification of wastewater, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 11, 823, 10.1007/s13762-013-0266-4 · DOI
  29. Subramonian, 2015, An application of response surface methodology for optimizing coagulation process of raw industrial effluent using Cassia obtusifolia seed gum together with alum, Ind. Crop. Prod., 70, 107, 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.02.026 · DOI
  30. Trinh, 2011, Response surface methodological approach to optimize the coagulation-flocculation process in drinking water treatment, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 89, 1126, 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.12.004 · DOI
  31. Ugwu, 2017, Comparative study of the use of natural and artificial coagulants for the treatment of sullage (domestic wastewater), Cogent Eng., 4, 1, 10.1080/23311916.2017.1365676 · DOI
  32. Vigneshwaran, 2020, Optimization of sustainable chitosan/Moringa. oleifera as coagulant aid for the treatment of synthetic turbid water – a systemic study, Environ. Chem. Ecotoxicol., 2, 132, 10.1016/j.enceco.2020.08.002 · DOI
  33. Wang, 2014, Optimization of coagulation-flocculation process for papermaking-reconstituted tobacco slice wastewater treatment using response surface methodology, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 20, 391, 10.1016/j.jiec.2013.04.033 · DOI

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Metadata

Authors
Desta, W. M., & Bote, M. E.
Affiliations
Jimma University (ET)
Corresponding author
Desta, Wendesen Mekonin
Venue
Heliyon
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-11
Volume
7
Issue
11
Pages
e08451
ISSN
2405-8440 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3216982155
Cited by
129
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 10
FWCI
5.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Heliyon (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water and Wastewater Treatment
Keywords
Moringa oleifera seeds, natural coagulants, wastewater treatment, coagulation, COD removal, color removal, turbidity removal, pH effect, adsorption, rural water supply, response surface methodology

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review