Open AccessTransforming Brackish Water into Ingestion Liquid Using Solar Still, Physico-Chemical Analysis
Author(s) -
K Shanmugasundaram,
E Sivasenthil,
V. Manikandan,
G.R.K. Raju
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1091/1/012003
Subject(s) - brackish water , alkalinity , distilled water , water quality , hard water , environmental science , purified water , total dissolved solids , environmental chemistry , magnesium , turbidity , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , environmental engineering , salinity , chromatography , ecology , organic chemistry , engineering , biology , oceanography , geology
In this work, an endeavor has been made to purify waste water by using solar still and the purity of water has been examined using physico-chemical properties such as taste, odour, pH, electrical conductivity, TDS, total alkalinity, total hardness, magnesium, magnesium hardness, calcium, calcium hardness, sulphate, nitrate, iron, chloride, silica were shows the purity of water. Standard methods were used for determinatio n of physical and chemical characteristics of the waste water and distilled water. The outcomes were equaled with standards prescribed by IS:(10500-1991). As a result, the physico-chemical parameters exceeded the water quality standards and the waste water (Brackish water) is unfit for drinking purpose as it was contaminated and the quality of water is very bad. It needs some degree of treatment before consumption. Hence the waste water is cleansed by means of solar still and found that the physicochemical parameters are underneath permissible limit of IS:(10500-1991). From these results it is clear that, purification of waste water by using solar still is an optimistic approach fo r the production of drinking water and also can be used as a purifier in brackish area.