article · Journal of Ecological Engineering
This research investigates the use of natural bio-based agents to treat textile wastewater using a coagulation-flocculation process. Bio-coagulants and bio-flocculants offer notable advantages over conventional chemical treatments, including natural abundance, low cost, biodegradability, and reduced toxicity. The treatment employed holm oak acorn as a bio-coagulant alongside cactus juice as a bio-flocculant to remove turbidity and colour from the effluent. Performance was evaluated using ultraviolet spectrophotometry to assess discharges before and after processing, together with measurements of chemical oxygen demand and biological oxygen demand. Process parameters were optimised using a Box-Behnken design combined with response surface methodology. Under optimal conditions comprising 0.5 grams per litre of holm oak acorn, 15 millilitres per litre of cactus juice, and a neutral pH of 7, the process achieved 90 percent turbidity removal and 69 percent decolourisation.
Textile manufacturing generates heavily coloured and turbid wastewater that is traditionally treated with synthetic chemicals. Replacing synthetic chemicals with plant-based alternatives like cactus juice and acorns reduces the environmental footprint and toxicity of treatment processes, offering an eco-friendly and lower-cost approach to industrial effluent management.
The findings are relevant to textile manufacturers and industrial effluent treatment operators seeking non-toxic, bio-based alternatives to synthetic coagulants and flocculants. Because the work is laboratory-based process optimisation using statistical design methods, the technology represents early-stage to applied research that would require further pilot-scale validation before industrial adoption.
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In this study, the effectiveness of using natural bio-coagulants and bio-flocculants to treat textile wastewater through the coagulation-flocculation method was examined. These bio-based agents have several advantages over chemical agents, including biodegradability, natural abundance, low toxicity, and low cost. A bio-coagulant (holm oak acorn (HOA)) and a bio-flocculant (cactus juice) were used to investigate the capacity for turbidity removal and decolorization of textile wastewater. The UV spectrophotometer was used to characterize the discharges before and after treatment, and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD5) levels were calculated. Box-Behnken design (BBD) coupled with response surface methodology (RSM) were utilized to optimize the process and reduce turbidity and decolorization in textile wastewater. The obtained results show that under the optimal conditions (0.5 g. L-1 of HOA, 15 mL. L-1 of cactus juice, and a pH of 7), decolorization and turbidity removal were achieved at 69% and 90%, respectively. This study demonstrates the potential of using bio-coagulants and bio-flocculants in the treatment of textile wastewater.
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DOI: 10.12911/22998993/162784
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