Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures
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Resumo: | 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. |
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Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Proceduresturbiditywastewater treatmentsflocculationlyophilizationmucilage extractionsNowadays 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.Journal of Ecological Engineering2022-11-09T14:48:36Z2022-11-092021-05-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/32680http://hdl.handle.net/10174/32680https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/135959porTrindade S, Rouxinol M I, Nabais JV, Agulheiro-Santos A CP. Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures. Journal of Ecological Engineering. 2021;22(5):249-257. doi:10.12911/22998993/135959.http://www.jeeng.net/Evaluation-of-the-Potential-of-Opuntia-Ficus-Indica-Cladodes-as-a-Natural-Flocculant,135959,0,2.htmlsofia.trindade@uevora.ptmir@uevora.ptjvn@uevora.ptacsantos@uevora.pt210Trindade, SofiaRouxinol, Maria InêsNabais, JoãoAgulheiro-Santos, Ana Cristinainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T19:33:02Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/32680Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:21:24.027748Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures |
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Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures |
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Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures Trindade, Sofia turbidity wastewater treatments flocculation lyophilization mucilage extractions |
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Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures |
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Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures |
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Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures |
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Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures |
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Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures |
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Trindade, Sofia |
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Trindade, Sofia Rouxinol, Maria Inês Nabais, João Agulheiro-Santos, Ana Cristina |
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Rouxinol, Maria Inês Nabais, João Agulheiro-Santos, Ana Cristina |
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Trindade, Sofia Rouxinol, Maria Inês Nabais, João Agulheiro-Santos, Ana Cristina |
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turbidity wastewater treatments flocculation lyophilization mucilage extractions |
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turbidity wastewater treatments flocculation lyophilization mucilage extractions |
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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. |
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Trindade S, Rouxinol M I, Nabais JV, Agulheiro-Santos A CP. Evaluation of the Potential of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cladodes as a Natural Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment through Simple Procedures. Journal of Ecological Engineering. 2021;22(5):249-257. doi:10.12911/22998993/135959. http://www.jeeng.net/Evaluation-of-the-Potential-of-Opuntia-Ficus-Indica-Cladodes-as-a-Natural-Flocculant,135959,0,2.html sofia.trindade@uevora.pt mir@uevora.pt jvn@uevora.pt acsantos@uevora.pt 210 |
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