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ArticleScientific reports2019

Comparative study of flocculation and adsorption behaviour of water treatment proteins from Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera seeds.

Shirin Nouhi, Habauka M Kwaambwa, Philipp Gutfreund, Adrian R Rennie

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Shirin NouhiCentre for Neutron Scattering, Uppsala University, Box 516, 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden. shirin.nouhi@swerim.se.
Habauka M KwaambwaNamibia University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Private Bag 13388, 13 Jackson Kaujeua Street, Windhoek, Namibia.
Philipp GutfreundInstitut Laue - Langevin, 71 avenue des Martyrs, F-38000, Grenoble, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-8571
Adrian R RennieCentre for Neutron Scattering, Uppsala University, Box 516, 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University · SEInstitut Laue-Langevin · FRNamibia University of Science and Technology · NA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trees of Moringa oleifera are the most widely exploited species of Moringa and proteins extracted from its seeds have been identified as the most efficient natural coagulant for water purification. Largely for climatic reasons, other Moringa species are more accessible in some regions and this paper presents a comparative study of the adsorption to different materials of the proteins extracted from seeds of Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera to explore their use as flocculating agents in regions where each is more readily accessible. Results showed that Moringa peregrina seed proteins had higher adsorption to alumina compared to silica, in contrast to opposite behavior for Moringa oleifera. Both species provide cationic proteins that can act as effective coagulants for the various impurities with different surface potential. Despite the considerable similarity of the amino acid composition, the seed proteins have significantly different adsorption and this presents the opportunity to improve processes by choosing the optimal species or combination of species depending on the type of impurity or possible development of separation processes.

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AdsorptionAluminum OxideFlocculationMoringaMoringa oleiferaPlant ProteinsSeedsSilicon DioxideWater PurificationAluminum OxidePlant ProteinsSilicon Dioxide

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PMID31784569
PMCPMC6884452
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