Moringa Oleifera seeds as a flocculant in waste sludge treatment

被引：1

作者：

Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu ^{[1
]}

Noor, Megat Johari Megat Mohd ^{[1
]}

Ding Tai, O.N.G. ^{[1
]}

Khor Woon, K.A.I. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

来源：

International Journal of Environmental Studies | 2001年 / 58卷 / 02期

关键词：

Activated sludge process - Extraction - Flocculation - Vegetable oils - Water filtration - Water treatment plants;

D O I：

10.1080/00207230108711326

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摘要：

In this study the results of a laboratory based investigation to determine the effectiveness of Moringa oleifera seeds as a flocculant for activated sludge treatment are presented. Waste sludge samples are activated sludge from Taman Dr. Tun. Ismail Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment plant, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Moringa oleifera seed was applied as dry powder (shelled blended), solution (shelled blended), and solution (shelled blended oil extracted). Results of vacuum filtration studies showed that residual sludge volume of up to 11%, 20% and 45% for shelled blended oil extracted, shelled blended, and control (no Moringa applied), respectively, was achievable. Sludge volume reduction of up to 67% was achievable using gravity settling for shelled blended solution and 48% for shelled blended oil extracted respectively compared to the control. The shelled blended category applied in powder form performed the same as the solution of shelled blended but performed better than the shelled blended oil extracted category in gravity settling. The specific cake resistance of sludge treated with shelled blended Moringa oleifera averaged 2.5 × 1012m/kg at 4000mg/l dosage. Vegetable oil from the shelled Moringa oleifera of up to 30% was obtained as a by product.

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