Open AccessFish Farm Wastewater Treatment using Moringa oleifera Seed Powder as Natural Coagulant
Author(s) -
Yi Tong Cheah,
Fakhira Huda Binti Che Yusuf,
CJC Derek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/945/1/012070
Subject(s) - moringa , turbidity , flocculation , settling , wastewater , pulp and paper industry , coagulation , suspended solids , central composite design , chemistry , sewage treatment , total dissolved solids , response surface methodology , environmental engineering , environmental science , food science , chromatography , biology , ecology , engineering , psychology , psychiatry
In view of the huge amount of wastewater being generated from the aquaculture sector in Malaysia, Moringa oleifera seed powder was utilized as effective bio-coagulant to minimize the deterioration of fish farm wastewater quality. In this study, optimization of a coagulation-flocculation process was examined through response surface model toolkit established on a central composite design. A quadratic polynomial model was eventually selected to fit its turbidity removal response. The effect of four crucial parameters, namely pH, coagulant dosage, mixing time and settling time was optimized at pH 10, 400 mg/L coagulant dosage, 15 minutes mixing time and 10 minutes settling time for M. oleifera seed extract at a 47.11% turbidity removal efficiency. M. oleifera seed powder substantially removed (>30%) the concentration of total suspended solids, ammonia content, total volatile solids, and phosphate content as compared with the control group without any coagulant addition.