Tannins from cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) bark as a flocculant for water clarification

dc.contributor.authorAnjos, Bruna Ferreira dos [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAzevêdo, Tatiane Kelly Barbosa de
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Bruna Rafaella Ferreira da
dc.contributor.authorBraga, Renata Martins
dc.contributor.authorPimenta, Alexandre Santos
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Francisca Adriana Ferreira de
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionEscola Agrícola de Jundiaí. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T20:06:49Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T20:06:49Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-25
dc.description.abstractConcern about the overexploitation of natural resources has increased in recent decades, especially involving water and its treatment. Paradoxically, one of the sources of water pollution is the treatment itself, due to the use of chemical flocculants, which end up generating sludge that may be highly aggressive to the environment. One of the ways to solve this problem is to use natural flocculants for this purpose, since they are biodegradable and do not harm nature. This study evaluated the efficiency of a natural flocculant produced from tannins extracted from the bark of the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) and compared it with two commercial coagulants, Tanfloc® and iron chloride. The water for treatment was collected from a weir. The cashew trees’ bark was collected, ground, and submitted to hot-water extraction to yield the tannins, and the extraction product was cationized. The flocculation tests were carried out using the jar test with solutions having concentrations of 33.3, 66.7, and 100 mg L-1. Turbidity and pH were analyzed before and after flocculation. Among the assessed flocculants, the cationized tannins produced the best responses both for removal of turbidity and final pH of the treated water. Tanfloc® also produced satisfactory results regarding turbidity removal. The iron chloride, besides not properly clarifying the water, left it very acidic. Since the cationized tannins practically did not change the pH and were effective in the removal of turbidity, they represent an interesting, sustainable alternative product to treat the water.en
dc.description.affiliationPrograma de Pós Graduação em Agronomia Departamento de Proteção Vegetal Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Avenida Universitária, n° 3780, SP
dc.description.affiliationPrograma de Pós-graduação em Ciências Florestais Escola Agrícola de Jundiaí. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), RN 160, Km 03, s/n, RN
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ciências Florestais Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, PE
dc.description.affiliationUnespPrograma de Pós Graduação em Agronomia Departamento de Proteção Vegetal Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Avenida Universitária, n° 3780, SP
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4136/ambi-agua.2815
dc.identifier.citationRevista Ambiente e Agua, v. 17, n. 3, 2022.
dc.identifier.doi10.4136/ambi-agua.2815
dc.identifier.issn1980-993X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85131644931
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/240215
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Ambiente e Agua
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectcationized tannins
dc.subjectnatural flocculating agente
dc.subjectremoval of turbidity
dc.subjectwater treatment
dc.titleTannins from cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) bark as a flocculant for water clarificationen
dc.titleUso de taninos da casca de cajueiro (Anacardium occidentale) como floculante para remoção de turbidez de águapt
dc.typeArtigo

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