TY - JOUR AU - M. Dinne, AU - S. Alahiane, AU - A. Sennaoui, AU - F. Sakr, AU - F.Byoud, AU - N. Bougdour, AU - A. Assabbane, PY - 2018/11/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - EVALUATION OF A NEW BIO-BASED-FLOCULANT EXTRACTED FROM WATER-MELON, ON THE REMOVAL OF LEAD IONS FROM WATER JF - International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research JA - Int. J. Eng. Tech. Mgmt. Res. VL - 5 IS - 11 SE - Articles DO - 10.29121/ijetmr.v5.i11.2018.316 UR - https://www.granthaalayahpublication.org/ijetmr-ojms/ijetmr/article/view/05_IJETMR18_A11_574 SP - 42-48 AB - <p><strong><em>The current study, aims to eliminate lead ions in drinking water or industrial waste, by the coagulation and flocculation process, adopting a coupling of NaOH with a new bioflocculant "BFM" extracted from the crust and fruit of a variety of melon named "Pineapple". The removal process was tested on 100mg / l samples of pb2 + ions, as a function of pH, NaOH and "BFM" doses. the experimental results gave an elimination efficiency which reaches about 99% for a pH 11, and a dose of "BFM" of 1 mg / l. A comparative study of the sedimentation rate between our bio-flocculant and a commercial flocculant "sodium alginate" showed a very competitive performance of "BFM".</em> </strong></p> ER -