Effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment
Natural waterways are contaminated due to industrialization, urbanization, population growth etc., degrading their quality. Contaminated waterways cause numerous health and environmental hazards. Therefore, it is imperative to remove contaminants. Coagulation is one of the efficient primary chemical...
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author | S. Nimesha C. Hewawasam D. Jayasanka Y. Murakami N. Araki N. Maharjan |
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description | Natural waterways are contaminated due to industrialization, urbanization, population growth etc., degrading their quality. Contaminated waterways cause numerous health and environmental hazards. Therefore, it is imperative to remove contaminants. Coagulation is one of the efficient primary chemical treatment methods that could be used to treat such contaminants. Natural coagulants have gained popularity in the water and wastewater treatment industry due to their advantage over chemical coagulants. Natural coagulants are derived from either plants, animals, or microorganisms. This study has elaborated on the nature and mechanisms, and types of natural coagulants. In this review work, many studies have proposed several types of natural coagulants. However, plant-based natural coagulants extracted from different plant components have been extensively discussed and compared based on their application and efficiency in water and waste treatment. The primary purpose of this review is to refine the knowledge on the potential use and optimization of the effectiveness of eco-friendly and sustainable natural coagulants. Besides, the development efforts and the barriers reported by recent findings for the commercialization of natural coagulants are also discussed. Further, few modified natural coagulants have also been presented for exploring the other possible approaches to promote their usage in water and wastewater treatment in the future studies. |
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spelling | doaj-art-c44f34495f3f40209a1ab17bd69a14f72025-02-02T21:43:46ZengGJESM PublisherGlobal Journal of Environmental Science and Management2383-35722383-38662022-10-018110111610.22034/GJESM.2022.01.08244726Effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatmentS. Nimesha0C. Hewawasam1D. Jayasanka2Y. Murakami3N. Araki4N. Maharjan5University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri LankaUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri LankaUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri LankaNagaoka National Institute of Technology, Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata, JapanIchinoseki National Institute of Technology, Takanashi, Hagisho, Ichinoseki, Iwate, JapanNagaoka National Institute of Technology, Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata, JapanNatural waterways are contaminated due to industrialization, urbanization, population growth etc., degrading their quality. Contaminated waterways cause numerous health and environmental hazards. Therefore, it is imperative to remove contaminants. Coagulation is one of the efficient primary chemical treatment methods that could be used to treat such contaminants. Natural coagulants have gained popularity in the water and wastewater treatment industry due to their advantage over chemical coagulants. Natural coagulants are derived from either plants, animals, or microorganisms. This study has elaborated on the nature and mechanisms, and types of natural coagulants. In this review work, many studies have proposed several types of natural coagulants. However, plant-based natural coagulants extracted from different plant components have been extensively discussed and compared based on their application and efficiency in water and waste treatment. The primary purpose of this review is to refine the knowledge on the potential use and optimization of the effectiveness of eco-friendly and sustainable natural coagulants. Besides, the development efforts and the barriers reported by recent findings for the commercialization of natural coagulants are also discussed. Further, few modified natural coagulants have also been presented for exploring the other possible approaches to promote their usage in water and wastewater treatment in the future studies.https://www.gjesm.net/article_244726_93649c7eb8e412565440c598856ca572.pdfcoagulantsplant-based coagulantscoagulation mechanismefficiencycommercialization |
spellingShingle | S. Nimesha C. Hewawasam D. Jayasanka Y. Murakami N. Araki N. Maharjan Effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management coagulants plant-based coagulants coagulation mechanism efficiency commercialization |
title | Effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment |
title_full | Effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment |
title_fullStr | Effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment |
title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment |
title_short | Effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment |
title_sort | effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment |
topic | coagulants plant-based coagulants coagulation mechanism efficiency commercialization |
url | https://www.gjesm.net/article_244726_93649c7eb8e412565440c598856ca572.pdf |
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