Deshelled carica papaya seeds as natural coagulant for improvement quality of river water

• Main Authors: Amran, A. H., Zaidi, N. S., Muda, K., Bahrodin, M. B., Liew, W. L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95527/1/AmirHarizAmran2021_DeshelledCaricaPapayaSeeds.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95527/; http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2021-5006-02
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This study evaluated the efficiency of deshelled papaya seeds as the natural coagulant in improving quality of river water. The deshelled papaya seeds biomass was mainly characterized for functional groups using FTIR, surface charge and protein content. Coagulation and flocculation tests were conduc...