Performance evaluation of moringa oleifera functionalized rice husk ash as a biofilter for drinking water treatment

• Main Authors: Chua, Jamielaine Kareena G., Tiongco, Roland Paul C., Turingan, Casey Oliver A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Water filters; Water > Purification > Filtration; Water > Purification > Microbial removal; Rice hulls; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/18362
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study evaluated the performance of portable moringa oleifera cationic protein (MOCP) functionalized rice husk ash biofilters drinking water treatment in terms of E. coli, turbidity, and hardness removal. MOCP was extracted from moringa oleifera seeds, adsorbed on the surface of rice husk ash (R...