“…More recently, the research to use biopolymers for coagulation-flocculation purposes has increased as these substances are natural low-cost products, not harmful for the environment and could be used in food processing operations (Renault et al, 2009;Fabris et al, 2010). Furthermore, there is a great amount of available technologies that are used or experimented with to remove COD and turbidity in water treatment including membrane processes, biodegradation (such as sequencing batch reactors, biological aerated filters, and membrane bioreactors), advanced oxidation processes, activated carbon, electrochemical oxidation, electrocoagulation, dissolved air flotation, and others (Stasinakis, 2008;Hyun Lee, 2009;Yoo Hsieh, 2010;Alvarez et al, 2011;Awang et al, 2011;Chen et al, 2011;Esparza-Soto et al, 2011;Gurel Buyukgungor, 2011;Mahvi et al, 2011).…”