Plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review

The major source of fresh water is rain, which ultimately streams down into oceans and rivers. This water is consumed by the human beings for various purposes. All the consuming channels of this water, such as domestic, industrial, agricultural etc. generate the wastewater. Furthermore, urbanization...

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Main Authors: Akhter, Faheem, Soomro, Suhail Ahmed, Siddique, Mohammad, Ahmed, Mansoor
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
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author Akhter, Faheem
Soomro, Suhail Ahmed
Siddique, Mohammad
Ahmed, Mansoor
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Soomro, Suhail Ahmed
Siddique, Mohammad
Ahmed, Mansoor
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description The major source of fresh water is rain, which ultimately streams down into oceans and rivers. This water is consumed by the human beings for various purposes. All the consuming channels of this water, such as domestic, industrial, agricultural etc. generate the wastewater. Furthermore, urbanization and population growth are also the prime contributors. The reason why this water is called wastewater is due to the presence of contaminants such as organic material, biological components and toxic compounds, hence they have adverse effect on human health. Conventionally, many of the inorganic materials have been used as coagulants to treat the wastewater as these compounds have the ability to alter the physico-chemical properties. The present paper reviews the polymeric coagulants used for wastewater treatment that are green, sustainable and efficient. Moreover, these natural polymeric coagulants are biodegradable, eco-friendly and without any adverse effects on human health.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:177992022-01-02T07:28:25Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17799/ Plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review Akhter, Faheem Soomro, Suhail Ahmed Siddique, Mohammad Ahmed, Mansoor The major source of fresh water is rain, which ultimately streams down into oceans and rivers. This water is consumed by the human beings for various purposes. All the consuming channels of this water, such as domestic, industrial, agricultural etc. generate the wastewater. Furthermore, urbanization and population growth are also the prime contributors. The reason why this water is called wastewater is due to the presence of contaminants such as organic material, biological components and toxic compounds, hence they have adverse effect on human health. Conventionally, many of the inorganic materials have been used as coagulants to treat the wastewater as these compounds have the ability to alter the physico-chemical properties. The present paper reviews the polymeric coagulants used for wastewater treatment that are green, sustainable and efficient. Moreover, these natural polymeric coagulants are biodegradable, eco-friendly and without any adverse effects on human health. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17799/1/02.pdf Akhter, Faheem and Soomro, Suhail Ahmed and Siddique, Mohammad and Ahmed, Mansoor (2021) Plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 33 (2). pp. 175-181. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-332-2021/
spellingShingle Akhter, Faheem
Soomro, Suhail Ahmed
Siddique, Mohammad
Ahmed, Mansoor
Plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review
title Plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review
title_full Plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review
title_fullStr Plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review
title_full_unstemmed Plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review
title_short Plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review
title_sort plant and non-plant based polymeric coagulants for wastewater treatment : a review
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17799/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17799/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17799/1/02.pdf