Use of Moringa Oleifera seeds for water treatment/ purification at Kaliro sugar factory

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dc.contributor.author Nalwanga, Noeline
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-17T13:00:58Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-17T13:00:58Z
dc.date.issued 2022-05-10
dc.description A research report submitted to the Department of Chemistry in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Bachelor Science in Industrial Chemistry en_US
dc.description.abstract The main objective of this study is to confirm the potentials of Moringa oleifera seeds over alum for water purification. Various doses of Moringa oleifera seed powder of 4, 8, 12 g/l were taken and checked for treatment of river and wastewater. After treatment with moringa oleifera seed powder, the water samples were analyzed for physio-chemical parameters like pH, Absorbance, TDS, TSS, Hardness, Conductivity, Turbidity and Dissolved oxygen. Almost all parameters showed reduction with increasing dosage of Moringa seed powder. Similar doses of alum were checked with river water sample and were analyzed for above mentioned parameters. . At high concentration (12g), turbidity removal efficiency of both wastewater and river water samples using moringa oleifera seed powder was 97.3% and 97.6% respectively while the turbidity removal efficiency of river water sample using ALUM was 96.5%, thus moringa oleifera seeds showed better results after treatment. The results obtained showed that moringa oleifera seed powder (natural coagulant) is more effective than conventional chemical coagulant, ALUM. The Moringa oleifera seeds are cheap, eco-friendly and non-toxic, can be effectively used as a coagulant for river and wastewater purification en_US
dc.identifier.citation Nalwanga, N. (2022). Use of Moringa Oleifera seeds for water treatment/ purification at Kaliro sugar factory. MakaUD) ( Unpublished undergraduate dissertation) Makerere University , Kampala, Uganda en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/12620
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Makerere University
dc.subject Moringa oleifera seeds en_US
dc.subject Water purification en_US
dc.subject Water treatment en_US
dc.title Use of Moringa Oleifera seeds for water treatment/ purification at Kaliro sugar factory en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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