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THE APPLICATION OF PLANT LATEX FOR THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS
Abstract
The effect of the addition of plant latex to industrial effluents was studied. The latex obtained from the plant species Calotropis gigantea was found to alter the characteristics of the tannery effluent significantly. The addition of 0.1 ml of the latex to 20 ml of the composite waste liquor resulted in the reduction of TDS, BOD, COD and conductivity from 6500 – 6165 mg/L, 1661 – 332.2 mg/L, 2064 – 990 mg/L and 8.9 – 8.8 ms/cm respectively. The variation of these parameters with latex concentration was not found to be linear in some cases. The probable chemical changes occurring in these process have also been discussed.
The effect of the addition of plant latex to industrial effluents was studied. The latex obtained from the plant species Calotropis gigantea was found to alter the characteristics of the tannery effluent significantly. The addition of 0.1 ml of the latex to 20 ml of the composite waste liquor resulted in the reduction of TDS, BOD, COD and conductivity from 6500 – 6165 mg/L, 1661 –...
Author(s)
M. PushkerlalS. Balasubramanian
SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation
SubjectSession 7 – Physical/Chemical Treatment
Document typeConference Paper
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Print publication date Jan, 2002
ISSN1938-6478
SICI1938-6478(20020101)2002:7L.450;1-
DOI10.2175/193864702785072894
Volume / Issue2002 / 7
Content sourceIndustrial Wastes (IW) Conference
First / last page(s)450 - 455
Copyright2002
Word count114

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