POTENTIAL OF Moringa oleifera SEED COAGULANT FOR ABATTOIR WATEWATER TREATMENT

Abstract

Abattoir is one of the factories that is becoming environmental threat in the urban cities due
to the amount of wastewater generated. In the process of operation, huge volume of effluent
is released directly to the environment. Moringa oleifera seeds serves as natural coagulant
and reported to be use for treatment of wastewater. In the present study, discharged abattoir
wastewater was collected from Potiskum main abattoir and treat with the natural coagulant.
2.5 g of Moringa oleifera seed powdered was dissolved into 50mL distilled water, then blend
at high speed to extract the active coagulant agent. The seeds extract solution 25ml, 30ml and
35ml was transferred into 450ml of the wastewater for coagulation by jar test experiment.
The results indicated that majority of the tested physicochemical parameters were high
alarming to maximum effluent. Subsequent to the treatment, turbidity removal of 72.17, TSS
73.90, conductivity 56.45, TDS 21.97, while pH was adjusted between 7.0 - 7.5 was obtained.
The results have shown that abattoir wastewater treated with Moringa oleifera seed
coagulant is effective in reducing the determined physicochemical parameters. The result
demostrate that Moringa oleifera seed has represents a powerful option for usage as natural
plant material for abattoir wastewater treatment.