title: Surface water and wastewater treatment using a new tannin-based coagulant. Pilot plant trials.
abstract: A new tannin-based coagulant-flocculant (Tanfloc) was tested for water treatment at a pilot plant level. Four types of water sample were treated: surface water (collected from a river), and municipal, textile industry (simulated by a 100 mg L(-1) aqueous solution of an acid dye), and laundry (simulated by a 50 mg L(-1) aqueous solution of an anionic surfactant) wastewaters. The pilot plant process consisted of coagulation, sedimentation, and filtration. The experiments were carried out with an average coagulant dosage of 92.2 mg L(-1) (except in the case of the surface water for which the dosage was 2 mg L(-1)). The efficacy of the water purification was notable in every case: total turbidity removal in the surface water and municipal wastewater, about 95% dye removal in the case of the textile industry wastewater, and about 80% surfactant removal in the laundry wastewater. Filtration improved the removal of suspended solids, both flocs and turbidity, and slightly improved the process as a whole. The efficiency of Tanfloc in these pilot studies was similar to or even better than that obtained in batch trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry, Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain. jsanmar@unex.es
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Martín
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beltrán-Heredia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Solera-Hernández
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D005427:Flocculation; D007220:Industrial Waste; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D013634:Tannins / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D013634:Tannins; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical