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Removal of Arsenic from Aqueous Environments Using Moringa peregrina Seed Extract as a Natural Coagulant

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.13647
Edris Bazrafshan
Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Hamed Faridi
Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Ferdos Kord Mostafapour
Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Amir Hossein Mahvi
School of Public Health and Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Corresponding Author(s) : Amir Hossein Mahvi

ahmahvi@yahoo.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 25 No. 7 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 7

Abstract

Arsenic is considered as one of the most hazardous elements for the living organisms and its presence in natural waters, can result in serious environmental problems. In this study, Moringa peregrina seed extract ability in a batch system to remove arsenate from aqueous solutions was investigated. The effects of major operating variables such as coagulant dose (0.1-5 mL L-1) and pH (2-11) were investigated. The optimum pH for removal of arsenic by coagulation using Moringa peregrina seed extract was 6 and the highest removal was found to be 98.61, 99.032 and 98.976 % at initial arsenic(V) concentration 100, 200 and 500 μg L-1 respectively, as a result of precipitation, co-precipitation and adsorption mechanisms. According to achieved results, it was defined that Moringa peregrina seed extract not only was an inexpensive coagulant, but also a quite effective factor in removal of arsenic(V) from aqueous environments.

Keywords

Arsenic removal Moringa peregrina Coagulation Natural coagulants
Bazrafshan, E., Faridi, H., Kord Mostafapour, F., & Hossein Mahvi, A. (2013). Removal of Arsenic from Aqueous Environments Using Moringa peregrina Seed Extract as a Natural Coagulant. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 25(7), 3557–3561. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.13647
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