Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures

• Autorzy: Trindade Sofia , Rouxinol Maria Inês , Nabais João , Agulheiro-Santos Ana Cristina

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DOI

10.12911/22998993/135959

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Nowadays there is a search for new alternatives to replace harsh and expensive chemical methods to wastewater treatments. The common methods include the usage of chemicals that negatively affect the environment and the human health. The cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill have a great potential for use in innovative, cheap, renewable and eco-friendly water treatment due to their flocculant properties. In this work, different water treatments including fresh cladodes, lyophilized cladodes and the material obtained through mucilage extraction were tested. The turbidity of the water was measured, and it was concluded that the use of 60 g of small pieces of fresh cut cladodes was the method with the best results, reaching 4 NTU of turbidity. It confirmed the ability of O. ficus-indica (L.) Mill cladodes to promote the flocculation of clay in water, enabling to turn the unused material waste into a useful raw material.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

turbidity; wastewater treatment; flocculation; lyophilization; mucilage extraction

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 22, nr 5
• Strony: 249--257
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Trindade Sofia

• Master student, University of Évora, Portugal

autor

Rouxinol Maria Inês

• PhD student, Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, University of Évora, Portugal

autor

Nabais João

• Comprehensive Health Research Center Departamento de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, University of Évora, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9572-6346

autor

Agulheiro-Santos Ana Cristina

• Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, University of Évora, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7442-6456

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).