1. Comparative Studies of Aloe Vera Powder and Alum to Remove Turbidity in Raw Water.
- Author
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Achint and Deswal, S.
- Abstract
Coagulation plays a very crucial role in the treatment of potable water, especially in consumption of drinking water for human kind. Aluminium sulfate is the most common chemical coagulant. Aloe vera is widely acknowledged as a plant with numerous uses. It is useful in medicine, but utilization of Aloe Vera using in various water and waste water treatments can be used as a low cost adsorbent instead of high cost adsorbent. In this study, some natural coagulants have been explained for the coagulation process. Water is an important resource for the survival of life. This study focused on developing an efficient and cost-effective processing technique by using Aloe Vera gel to produce natural coagulant for use in raw water treatment. The turbidity removal efficiency of alum and aloe vera powder are 89.65% at coagulant dose 40mg/l and 77.68% at coagulant dose 150mg/l respectively. The results showed that the alum is more effective than aloe vera but some drawbacks have been seen in using alum, as it induces Alzheimer's disease because of its carcinogenic properties. So aloe vera powder is reduced the Alzheimer's disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2022