TREATMENT OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTEWATER USING Moringa oleifera LAM SEEDS AS COAGULANT

Both the solution and the suspension of grinded and soaked seeds of Moringa oleifera Lam, were used in order to reduce the absorbance (turbidity) of wastewater from a slaughterhouse. The minimum reaction time obtained was 5 minutes with an absorbancy reduction of 25% for wastewater from the septic t...

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Published in:	Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Main Authors:	Facundo Dagoberto Morales Avelino, R. Mendez Novelo, M. Tamayo Dávila
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2009-02-01
Subjects:	Moringa seeds coagulation-flocculation wastewater treatment slaughterhouse
Online Access:	http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/282