Publications by authors named "Gustavo Affonso Pisano Mateus"

Treatment of effluents from animal slaughterhouse industries is indispensable, standing out coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation processes. Bionanoparticles (BioNPs) (nanoparticles (NPs) functionalized with Moringa extracts (MO)) were studied as an alternative natural coagulant that would contribute to the microbial load reduction, without increasing the treated effluent toxicity. MO extracts were prepared with different salts, and then, in a kinetics study, different NPs mass and coagulant dosages were evaluated.

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In this study, a biocoagulant synthesized from the association of iron oxide (FeO) nanoparticles and Moringa oleifera Lam (MO) extract was tested in different concentrations for the removal of the apparent colour and dye concentration (reactive black 5) of synthetic textile wastewater. Coagulation/flocculation process was performed and followed by magnetic sedimentation in Jar-Test equipment, the operational parameters studied were sedimentation time and biocoagulant dosage. The efficiency of the C/F/S process was determined by analysing the apparent colour and RB5 concentration, and removals of 93.

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Contaminations by in food industry environments have been extended to industrial Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). The methodologies used in ETP for bacterial removals and quality parameters adjustment commonly use products toxic to the environment, being mostly inefficient against virulent bacteria such as . Seeds of Lam.

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Many efforts have been made to minimize the polluting effect of wastewater containing dyes that are potentially toxic to the environment. The association of the coagulation/flocculation (CF) process, using saline extract of Moringa oleifera Lam (MO) seeds and subsequently ultrafiltration (UF) in TiO-modified membranes was performed to remove reactive black 5 dye (10 ppm, RB5) from aqueous solution. The efficiency of the hybrid process was measured by the removal of the dye concentration, apparent color and fouling parameters.

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The lack of data regarding the mechanisms at work in the coagulation processes of different substances using magnetic coagulants makes it difficult to understand the phenomena involved and, consequently, makes it difficult to elucidate the mechanisms involved in the coagulation process. Thus, the present study aimed at evaluating the performance of a magnetic coagulant composed of iron oxide (FeO) functionalised with (MO) salt extract in the treatment of a synthetic food industry wastewater simulated by the addition of dye to distilled water. From the data obtained in the coagulation/flocculation assays followed by magnetic sedimentation, the different mechanisms involved were evaluated for their fit to pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, Langmuir and Freundlich theoretical models.

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In this work, the coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation treatment of dairy wastewater samples was investigated through serial factorial designs utilizing the saline extract obtained from (Moringa) as a coagulant. The sedimentation time (ST), pH, Moringa coagulant (MC) dose and concentration of CaCl have been evaluated through the response surface methodology in order to obtain the ideal turbidity removal (TR) conditions. The empirical quadratic model, in conjunction with the desirability function, demonstrated that it is possible to obtain TRs of 98.

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