Evaluación de semillas de tamarindo (Tamarindus indica) como coagulante para disminuir la carga contaminante en el tratamiento de aguas, en relación a un coagulante comercial

Abstract

The effectiveness of the application of natural coagulant of tamarind seeds was evaluated compared with a commercial coagulant where results of 85% turbidity removal in water were obtained, the characterization of tamarind seed and its extract was also performed, groups were observed functional. And to corroborate results, statistical analysis was applied to determine the removal percentages.