A review of plant-based coagulants for turbidity and cyanobacteria blooms removal

In recent years, the proliferation of Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (CyanoHABs) has increased with water eutrophication and climate change, impairing human health and the environment in relation to water supply. In drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs), the bio-coagulation based on natural coagulants has been studied as an eco-friendly alternative technology to conventional coagulants for both turbidity and CyanoHABs removal. Plant-based coagulants have demonstrated their coagulation efficiency in turbidity removal, as reported in several papers but its ability in cyanobacterial removal is still limited. This paper mainly reviewed the application of plant-based coagulants in DWTPs, with focus on turbidity removal, including cyanobacterial cells. The future potential uses of these green coagulants to reduce noxious effects of cyanobacterial proliferation are presented. Green coagulants advantages and limitations in DWTPs are reviewed and discussed summarizing more than 10 years of knowledge.

• Publication year

  2022

• Venue

  Environmental science and pollution research international

• Publication date

  2022-04-06

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1007/s11356-022-20036-0PMID 35384538PMCID 9148277
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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