Use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seeds to remove turbidity from domestic wastewater

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Reyes Rivera Cotrina
Sheyka Malayma Flores Tauma
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0382-7057
Víctor Hugo Muñoz Delgado
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9693-8591

Abstract

The research was developed with the purpose of evaluating the efficiency of common bean seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris) for the elimination of turbidity in domestic wastewater (ARD) as a wastewater decontamination technology. For this, an experimental design (4 treatments and 3 repetitions) was selected. Likewise, a jar test equipment with 4 glasses of 1 L capacity each was used. The ARD parameters analyzed were pH and turbidity. The results show that with the doses of 500 mg/L, 1000 mg/L and 1500 mg/L of bean coagulant, the pH values ​​were 6.00, respectively; 5.93 and 6.12; while with the dose of 100 mg/L of aluminum sulfate, the pH was 6.23. The low pH values ​​found with the natural coagulant are related to low turbidity values, since there is a positive correlation, that is, when the pH value is lower, low turbidity values ​​are expected.


Likewise, we found lower percentages of ARD turbidity elimination with the doses of 500 mg/L, 1000 mg/L and 1500 mg/L of bean coagulant, respectively with values ​​of 55.13%, 57.69% and 55.13%; there being no significant difference between the three previous doses; while the percentage of turbidity removal was higher with the dose of 100 mg/L of aluminum sulfate (79.06%); the latter being higher by 21.37% than with the natural coagulant, when using the common bean protein coagulant for the removal of turbidity from the ARD, finding a turbidity removal efficiency of 72%. It is concluded that the use of bean seed coagulant is an accessible alternative to remove turbidity from domestic wastewater.

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