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- Title
Potential Use of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Leaf Extract for the Destabilization of Turbid Water.
- Authors
Nidheesh, P.; Thomas, Praveen; Nair, Kishore; Joju, Jones; Aswathy, P.; Jinisha, R.; Varghese, George; Gandhimathi, R.
- Abstract
In the present study, the ability of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaf extract (HLE) to act as a natural coagulant for the water treatment was tested. Synthetic turbid solutions were prepared using kaolinite, and the efficiency of HLE was examined for low and high turbid solutions. HLE was very effective in high turbid solutions than in low turbid water and follows enmeshment mechanism of destabilization. An insignificant effect of alkalinity on the performance of HLE was observed. The addition of NaCl increased the dissolution of coagulation active species and enhanced the efficiency of HLE, significantly. Hydroxyl and carboxyl groups present in HLE were the major functional groups responsible for the bonding between coagulant and kaolinite. The efficiency of alum was very high compared to that of HLE in both turbid solutions. But the optimal dosages of HLE were lesser than that of alum. Thus, HLE can be used as a coagulant aid for the effective treatment of water.
- Subjects
HIBISCUS; CARBOXYL group; FUNCTIONAL groups; COAGULATION; KAOLINITE; CLAY minerals; COAGULANTS
- Publication
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 2017, Vol 228, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0049-6979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11270-016-3232-1