LAPSE:2023.2362
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LAPSE:2023.2362
A Pilot Model for the Treatment of Slaughterhouse Wastewater Using Zeolite or Psidium-Leaf Powder as a Natural Coagulant, Followed by Filtration with Rice Straw, in Comparison with an Inorganic Coagulant
Fatma Abouelenien, Yossra Ahmed Trabik, Mustafa Shukry, Mohamed El-Sharnouby, Samy Sayed, Ahmed Gaber, Nagham Rafeek Elsaidy
February 21, 2023
Slaughterhouse wastewater (SHWW) is classified as industrial waste, which is exceptionally harmful to the environment due to its high content of biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and suspended solids, which result from high organic and nutrient loading. This study used a pilot system to treat SHWW from the Kafrelsheikh Governorate slaughterhouse, which includes a three-step process. It started with sedimentation, then coagulation and flocculation using different concentrations of each: natural zeolites (Z) and Psidium guajava-leaf powder (GLP) as green and environmentally friendly agents, and alum (A) as an inorganic coagulant. The final step was filtration with physically treated rice straw (RS). Each step was judged separately by measuring the removal percentages of each analyzed pollutant, and finally, the overall process was evaluated using the same method. A jar test was used to determine the best concentration of each coagulant used. The measured pollutants were physico-chemical, such as COD, BOD, TSS, TKN, and turbidity. The bacteriological examination included TBC, TCC, and FC. The jar-test results determined that Z 1200 mg/L SHWW, GLP 1 g/L, and A 6 g/L were the best concentrations for each coagulant used. In the coagulation step, GLP 1 g/L gave the highest removal percentage of TSS, TKN, EC, and turbidity, while Z 1200 mg/L gave the highest removal percentage of COD, TDS, TBC, and TCC. From these results, it was concluded that a natural coagulant performs better than a chemical one. Finally, judging the overall pilot test system after applying the filtration with physically treated RS, we found that the best removal efficiencies were obtained from Z 1200 mg/L combined with RS. This combination resulted in 90.58, 83.47, 88.75, 54.89, 21.39, 34.49, 84.16, 99.98, and 99.93 removal percentages for BOD, COD, TSS, TKN, EC, turbidity, TBC, and TCC, respectively.
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alum, green technology, Psidium guajava, rice straw, slaughterhouse wastewater, zeolite
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Abouelenien F, Trabik YA, Shukry M, El-Sharnouby M, Sayed S, Gaber A, Elsaidy NR. A Pilot Model for the Treatment of Slaughterhouse Wastewater Using Zeolite or Psidium-Leaf Powder as a Natural Coagulant, Followed by Filtration with Rice Straw, in Comparison with an Inorganic Coagulant. (2023). LAPSE:2023.2362
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Abouelenien F: Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Med, Kafer Elshikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
Trabik YA: Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
Shukry M: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt [ORCID]
El-Sharnouby M: Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Sayed S: Department of Science and Technology, University College-Ranyah, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Gaber A: Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Elsaidy NR: Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Med, Kafer Elshikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
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Processes
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10
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5
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887
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2022
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2022-04-29
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2227-9717
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