A Preliminary Study on Moringa Oleifera Seed Cake Extract as Biocoagulant and Biosorbent in Tannery Waste Water Treatment

Bukola Titilayo Patrick, Feka D. P., Buba M. A., Mohammed I. B., Adegboro N. N.

Abstract


Moringa oleifera seeds have for a long time been used in water treatment. However, there is scarce research on its use for treatment of highly turbid industrial wastewaters such as tannery waste water. Effluent streams from tanneries are laden with metals that can be toxic when above standard threshold limits. The effect of accumulation of metals over a period of time can also be harmful. In this study, 0.1M sodium chloride solution was prepared and used to extract protein from the defatted Moringa oleifera seeds for active coagulation. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) was employed to analyse the proteins in the extract. The proteinous extract was used as coagulant in treating tannery wastewater from one of the tanneries in Kano, Nigeria. The pH was varied between 3 and 11 while coagulant dosages from 10 to 50 ml/L were investigated. The maximum turbidity removal of 68 % was achieved at pH of 9 and coagulant dosage of 10 ml/L. Treated effluent at optimum coagulant dosage was further studied for the biosorption of selected heavy and nutritive metals – chromium, iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium and iron. Moringa oleifera plant extracts were found to be effective in physical and chemical treatment of tannery waste water.


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