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ArticleHeliyon2025

Efficiency comparison of natural coagulants (Cactus pads and

Getahun Demeke Worku, Shimeles Nigussie Abate

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Article in Heliyon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Getahun Demeke WorkuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Kombolcha Institute of Technology, Wollo University, Ethiopia.
Shimeles Nigussie AbateDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Kombolcha Institute of Technology, Wollo University, Ethiopia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The issue of water contamination has gotten worse worldwide due to industrialization and population increase. The wastewater discharge techniques used by Ethiopia's textile sector do not comply with the national discharge standard. Because the discharge of inadequately treated or untreated textile effluent into the environment is becoming more frequent. Thus, minimizing this trend's harm to the environment requires using the best wastewater treatment technology. Coagulation is considered one of the most effective methods for treating textile wastewaters, which technically need to have a natural or artificial coagulant added to eliminate dangerous pollutants. Nonetheless, criticism has been leveled against the use of chemical coagulants due to their serious disadvantages. This has led to an interest in substituting natural materials for chemical coagulants. The main objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of various powders and

Indexed as

CoagulantCoagulationTextile wastewaterWastewater treatment for cactus pads and Moringa seeds

Identifiers

PMID40028516
PMCPMC11869103

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