Recovery of banana waste-loss from production and processing: a contribution to a circular economy

S Alzate Acevedo, ÁJ Díaz Carrillo, E Flórez-López… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Banana is a fruit grown mainly in tropical countries of the world. After harvest, almost 60% of
banana biomass is left as waste. Worldwide, about 114.08 million metric tons of banana …

Revolutionary technique for sustainable plant-based green coagulants in industrial wastewater treatment—A review

AA Owodunni, S Ismail - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemical coagulants have been extensively used in wastewater treatment from industrial
processes due to their removal efficiencies. Notwithstanding, recent studies have reported …

A comprehensive review on immobilized microbes-biochar and their environmental remediation: Mechanism, challenges and future perspectives

A Saravanan, P Swaminaathan, PS Kumar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The environment worldwide has been contaminated by toxic pollutants and chemicals
through anthropogenic activities, industrial growth, and urbanization. Microbial remediation …

Moringa oleifera organic coagulant to eliminate pollution in olive oil mill wastewater

SK Rifi, S Souabi, L El Fels, A Driouich… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater from the olive oil mill (OMW) is an environmental hazard as it contains toxic and
persistent compounds with significant organic load and high turbidity. The purpose of the …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and efficacy of cactus-banana peels composite as a natural coagulant for water treatment

HM Kalibbala, PW Olupot, OM Ambani - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Aluminium and ferric salts continue to be used as coagulants in drinking water treatment.
Natural coagulants can be used for the same purpose because they are cheaper, locally …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the efficiency of banana peel bio-coagulant in turbid and river water treatment applications

AA Azamzam, M Rafatullah, EB Yahya, MI Ahmad… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present work is to investigate the potential use of banana peel waste as a
natural coagulant and to enhance its coagulation performance using a green modification …

[HTML][HTML] Valorization of walnut husks as a natural coagulant for optimized water decolorization

A Zourif, A Benbiyi, S Kouniba… - Arabian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coagulation-flocculation is an essential wastewater treatment and decolorization process.
This study investigates walnut husks, an abundant agricultural waste, as a biocoagulant …

Agroindustrial waste of guarana as potential coagulant agent for wastewater treatment

EO dos Santos, CC Costa, PLS Gonzáles… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Product of guarana is most popular in Brazil and it is appreciated as source of energy, and
also for human health improvement. The guarana seed is known as a high source of tannins …

Performance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) peel coagulant in turbidity reduction under different pH of wastewater

M Priyatharishini, NM Mokhtar - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
Presently, wastewater treatment using chemical coagulants has been major concern due to
production of sludge in large volume, high costs and health effects. Thus, the use of plant …

Utilization of banana pith starch from agricultural waste as a cationic coagulant

P Yushananta, M Ahyanti - Jurnal Aisyah: Jurnal Ilmu …, 2022 - aisyah.journalpress.id
The coagulation method is the most commonly used in water treatment. However, long-term
use of chemical coagulants can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and neurotoxicity, in …