Development of methodology for application of natural coagulant from Moringa oleifera seeeds in water treatment

• Grant number: 10/09395-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: November 01, 2010
• End date: August 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering - Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
• Principal Investigator: José Euclides Stipp Paterniani
• Grantee: Camila Clementina Arantes
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The addition of coagulant based of Moringa oleifera seeds powder in filtration systems, although submit high efficiency, contributes to reducing the run filtration due to the increase of solid load. In the aforementioned context, the present work aims at developing a technique that enables the dosage of coagulant through sachets in the water treatment, aiming to reduce the solids of the water to be treated from the coagulant. The research will be divided into three phases: in phase 1, sachets containing Moringa oleifera seeds powder will made from different materials to evaluate the dissolution kinetics of the protein in liquid medium (distilled water) and monitoring of turbidity values during dissolution according on the material used in making the sachet. In the phase 2 the sachet responsible for high rates of dissolution of the protein and lower turbidity, will be used to water treatment in the jar-test, where will be tested different doses of Moringa oleifera seeds powder. In the phase three, will be built a pilot system consisting of one roughing filter and one slow sand filter, and tests using the sachet and better conditions of the phase 2 will be made. The parameters monitored in the phases 2 and 3 will be: turbidity, pH, apparent color, series of solids and conductivity. With this research expected to develop a product of low cost that could improve population quality of life that don't have technical and financial resources.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CAMILA C. ARANTES; JOSÉ E. S. PATERNIANI; DANIELLE S. RODRIGUES; PATRÍCIA S. HATORI; MARTA S. G. PIRES. Diferentes formas de aplicação da semente de Moringa oleifera no tratamento de água. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, v. 19, n. 3, p. 266-272, 2015-03-00. (10/09395-0)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ARANTES, Camila Clementina. Application of coagulant of moringa oleifera using puches in water treatment. 2014. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo Campinas, SP.