Comparative study of flocculation and adsorption behaviour of water treatment proteins from Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera seeds

Title in thesis list of papers: Comparative study of flocculation and adsorption behavior of Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera seed proteins for water treatment
Trees of Moringa oleifera are the most widely exploited species of Moringa and proteins extracted from its seeds have been identified as the most efficient natural coagulant for water purification. Largely for climatic reasons, other Moringa species are more accessible in some regions and this paper presents a comparative study of the adsorption to different materials of the proteins extracted from seeds of Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera to explore their use as flocculating agents in regions where each is more readily accessible. Results showed that Moringa peregrina seed proteins had higher adsorption to alumina compared to silica, in contrast to opposite behavior for Moringa oleifera. Both species provide cationic proteins that can act as effective coagulants for the various impurities with different surface potential. Despite the considerable similarity of the amino acid composition, the seed proteins have significantly different adsorption and this presents the opportunity to improve processes by choosing the optimal species or combination of species depending on the type of impurity or possible development of separation processes.

Kwaambwa, Habauka M.Namibia University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Private Bag 13388, 13 Jackson Kaujeua Street, Windhoek, Namibia (författare)
Gutfreund, PhilippInstitut Laue - Langevin, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000, Grenoble, France (författare)
Rennie, Adrian R.,1957-Uppsala universitet,Materialfysik(Swepub:uu)adren227 (författare)
Uppsala universitetMaterialfysik (creator_code:org_t)

Av författaren/redakt...: Nouhi, Shirin; Kwaambwa, Habauk ...; Gutfreund, Phili ...; Rennie, Adrian R ...

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