Khadija Qureshi

Treatment of Water by Biodegradable Coagulant Developed from Mango Pit Khadija Qureshi

Coagulants are widely used for the removal of turbidity. Salts of Aluminum are the most commonly used coagulants for water treatments,these coagulants are not safe due to highly carcinogenic containments. From last two decade researchers are paying attention on the development of natural and biodegradable coagulants from plant residue and animal tissues. Developed organic coagulants were acknowledged for human health safety and produce lower quantity of sludge. Pakistan produces almost 1.7279 MT/year of Mango. Mango kernel mass average is 9 to 23% of mango on wet basis. Coagulant was prepared from 'Sindhri" Mango kernel and passed from micro-filtration rig for the highest removal of generated flocks.