Use of Moringa oleifera as a natural coagulant for turbidity removal in surface waters in the last 10 years: a review of the scientific literature

Abstract

Synthetic coagulants can generate harmful effects on the health of the population, in addition to presenting high costs and producing a large amount of sludge. Therefore, the present systematic review aims to identify the percentage of turbidity elimination in surface waters of Moringa oleifera as a coagulant, according to research journals published in scientific databases, in the last ten years. For this, several databases were consulted, which were Alicia,