Improvement of electrocoagulation–electroflotation treatment of effluent by addition of Opuntia ficus indica pad juice

Treatment of vegetable oil refinery wastewater by coagulation - flocculation process using the cactus as a bio - flo c culant

“…Opuntia ficus indica juice contains carbohydrates, L-arabinose, D-galactose, L-rhamnose, D-xylose and galacturonic acid, with the polymerized form of galacturonic acid (polygalacturonic acid), being largely responsible for the coagulation activity of the plant [16]. Several studies have confirmed the efficiency of the whole cactus cladode in wastewater turbidity removal [17]. In addition, Bouatay et altested cactus as an eco-friendly flocculant for textile waste water treatment, and their results demonstrated that turbidity removal was 91.66% [18].…”

Enhanced electrocoagulation–electroflotation for turbidity removal by Opuntia ficus indica cladode mucilage

“…It was found that the EC–EF was more efficient for turbidity removal when assisted with OFI pad juice than the juice‐free process (Adjeroud et al . ). Similarly, Zhang et al .…”

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“…; Adjeroud et al . ). Thus, in a green technological context, OFI juice was used as a natural coagulant/flocculant in EC–EF turbidity removal (Adjeroud et al .…”

Enhancing Electrocoagulation Process Efficiency Using Astraglus Gossypinus Tragacanth in Turbidity Removal from Brackish Water Samples

“…Since ancient times, people have been familiar with its properties and used it in various industries [37][38]. In various studies, the effects of using natural coagulants on the efficiency of the EC process in the removal of various pollutants has been investigated [39][40][41]. Given that large quantities of tragacanth are produced and collected in different places especially in Iran currently, initial and processing costs are negligible.…”