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  Plant Seeds as Biosorbents for the Purification of Water

  By Arasaretnam - Selladurai, S. Keerthanan

  Abstract: Water purification is essential to overcome drinking water problem. This study was carried out to find out suitable low cost biosorbents for the purification of physiochemical parameters of water. Moringa (Moringa oleifera), Nelli (Phyllanthus acidus), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), java plum (Syzygium cumini) and mangrove apple (Sonneratia caseolaris) seeds were used and their efficiency was compared with activated charcoal as a reference. Water samples were collected from a selected drinking well …

  Published in Journal of Modern Chemistry & Chemical Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 30–39 Read article →