Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water.

All waters especially surface water and wastewater contain both dissolved and suspended particles. Coagulation and flocculation processes are the most widely used processes to separate suspended solid portions from water(P.N.Bllie, 2014). Aluminum and iron salts are the two most used chemical coagul...

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Main Author: Nuwaribagye, Isaiah
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Language:English
Published: Kabale University 2025
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2721
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description All waters especially surface water and wastewater contain both dissolved and suspended particles. Coagulation and flocculation processes are the most widely used processes to separate suspended solid portions from water(P.N.Bllie, 2014). Aluminum and iron salts are the two most used chemical coagulants in wastewater treatment processes; however, these coagulants release harmful substances into the environment which have a detrimental effect on human health (H.D.Beyene, 2016). Additionally, studies have reported that some chemical coagulants (such as Aluminium salts) remain in the water after coagulation and may induce Alzheimer’s disease and similar health problems(S.Choubey, 2012). On the other hand, natural coagulants (lemon peels) are cost-effective affordable, readily available, and environmentally friendly, and they can as well be used at the homestead level(H.D.Beyene, 2016). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the efficiency of lemon peel powder and its ash as natural coagulants in surface water treatment. Materials used for the study included surface water collected from the Mineera stream in Kebisoni Town Council, Rukungiri district. Lemon peels were extracted from Lemon fruits bought from Rukungiri market. The study was focused on parameters of surface water such as; Turbidity, TS, pH, and EC All sample preparations and tests were carried out at the National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Rukungiri.
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spelling oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-27212025-01-12T00:00:53Z Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water. Nuwaribagye, Isaiah Comparative Analysis Performance Lemon Peel Powder Ash Natural Coagulants Treatment Surface Water All waters especially surface water and wastewater contain both dissolved and suspended particles. Coagulation and flocculation processes are the most widely used processes to separate suspended solid portions from water(P.N.Bllie, 2014). Aluminum and iron salts are the two most used chemical coagulants in wastewater treatment processes; however, these coagulants release harmful substances into the environment which have a detrimental effect on human health (H.D.Beyene, 2016). Additionally, studies have reported that some chemical coagulants (such as Aluminium salts) remain in the water after coagulation and may induce Alzheimer’s disease and similar health problems(S.Choubey, 2012). On the other hand, natural coagulants (lemon peels) are cost-effective affordable, readily available, and environmentally friendly, and they can as well be used at the homestead level(H.D.Beyene, 2016). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the efficiency of lemon peel powder and its ash as natural coagulants in surface water treatment. Materials used for the study included surface water collected from the Mineera stream in Kebisoni Town Council, Rukungiri district. Lemon peels were extracted from Lemon fruits bought from Rukungiri market. The study was focused on parameters of surface water such as; Turbidity, TS, pH, and EC All sample preparations and tests were carried out at the National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Rukungiri. 2025-01-11T08:53:52Z 2025-01-11T08:53:52Z 2024 Thesis Nuwaribagye, Isaiah (2024). Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water. Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2721 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University
spellingShingle Comparative Analysis
Performance
Lemon Peel Powder
Ash
Natural Coagulants
Treatment
Surface Water
Nuwaribagye, Isaiah
Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water.
title Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water.
title_full Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water.
title_fullStr Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water.
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water.
title_short Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water.
title_sort comparative analysis of performance of lemon peel powder and its ash as natural coagulants in the treatment of surface water
topic Comparative Analysis
Performance
Lemon Peel Powder
Ash
Natural Coagulants
Treatment
Surface Water
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