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. 2022 Jan;29(1):1199-1209.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-15722-4. Epub 2021 Aug 4.

Treatment of cosmetic industry wastewater by flotation with Moringa oleifera Lam. and aluminum sulfate and toxicity assessment of the treated wastewater

Nathalia Santos Araújo  1 , Nathália Ferreira Souza  2 , João Marcos de Lima-Faria  3 , Andressa Tuane Santana Paz  2 , Paulo Sérgio Scalize  4 , Simone Maria Teixeira de Sabóia-Morais  3 , Humberto Carlos Ruggeri Junior  4 , Edemilson Cardoso da Conceição  2
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Treatment of cosmetic industry wastewater by flotation with Moringa oleifera Lam. and aluminum sulfate and toxicity assessment of the treated wastewater

Nathalia Santos Araújo et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

The production of personal hygiene and body products generates wastewater with a high load of surfactants, a high chemical oxygen demand (COD), and abundant oils and greases. Aluminum sulfate (AS) and two solutions of natural coagulant from Moringa oleifera Lam. seeds prepared with a 1M NaCl solution and 1.5M NaCl solution were used. Aluminum sulfate, Moringa oleifera Lam. in 1M NaCl, and Moringa oleifera Lam. in 1.5M NaCl solutions reduced turbidity at rates 94.48%, 98.07%, and 97.87%; reduced COD at rates 46.36%, 49.15%, and 42.7%; and reduced oil and grease at rates 98.72%, 78.65%, and 97.41%, respectively. Mutagenicity tests with guppies showed a lower toxicity of Moringa oleifera Lam. extract compared with aluminum sulfate. This work shows that Moringa oleifera Lam. extract has high potential for use as an alternative to aluminum sulfate; therefore, this study will contribute to proposals for the sustainable treatment of effluents from the cosmetic industry.

Keywords: Chemical coagulation; Cytotoxicity; Dissolved air flotation; Natural product; Poecilia reticulata; Wastewater treatment.

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