Recent Advances on Coagulation-Based Treatment of Wastewater: Transition from Chemical to Natural Coagulant

• Published in: Current pollution reports Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 379 - 391
• Main Authors: Bahrodin, Muhammad Burhanuddin, Zaidi, Nur Syamimi, Hussein, Norelyza, Sillanpää, Mika, Prasetyo, Dedy Dwi, Syafiuddin, Achmad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Biodegradation; Biology and Pollution (R Boopathy and Y Hong; byproducts; Chemical bonds; Chemical compounds; Clean technology; Coagulants; Coagulation; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Fractals; Freshwater resources; human health; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Industrialized nations; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Pollution; Polymers; Section Editors; Sludge; sustainable technology; Topical Collection on Biology and Pollution; Waste Water Technology; wastewater; Wastewater treatment; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water quality; Water treatment; Chemical coagulant; Natural coagulant; Wastewater treatment; Coagulation

Purpose of Review The use of conventional chemical coagulant in treatment of wastewater is gaining great attention. Drawbacks related to the prolonged effects on human health and environment due to the generation of by-product non-biodegradable sludge are becoming the latest topics. Transition from...