Synthesis of potash alum from waste aluminum cans for the purification of river water
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Abstract
This study explored the synthesis of potash alum from disposed aluminum cans for water purification. The effect of the labels on the cans on the yield of alum was also investigated as it is economically beneficial for industry. Single crystals of potash alum were obtained and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (P-XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Through a series of jar test experiments, the characterized alum samples were used to purify river water samples. Some of the parameters investigated include; pH, turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS), total dissolved solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC) and chemical oxygen demand (COD). The results show that the alum samples were able to reduce the turbidity by 100 % and substantially decrease the TSS, TDS and COD over the five-hour period of study. However, there were slight increases in acidity and EC which could be corrected by other methods
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- An innovative method using data acquisition and MATLAB for the electrochemical oxidation of formalin and the conversion of the oxidized products into a sound signal
- Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant activities, total phenolic and elemental contents of common herbs and spices (Moringa oleifera leaves, Allium sativum (Garlic) and Momordica charantia (ejinrin) leaves) in South-West Nigeria
- Management of biofilm-associated infections in diabetic wounds – from bench to bedside
- Biodegradation of naphthalene using Kocuria rosea isolated from a Sawmill in Ikenne, Southwestern Nigeria
- Production of green hydrogen through PEM water electrolysis
- Synthesis of potash alum from waste aluminum cans for the purification of river water
- Current advances in QuEChERS extraction of mycotoxins in various food and feed matrices
- Biological potentials of Landolphia owariensis leaf methanolic extract against pathogenic fungi isolates from different Dioscorea species
- Nitrogen leaching mitigation by tithonia biochar (Tithochar) in urea fertilizer treated sandy soil
- Phytochemicals as potential active principal components for formulation of alternative antifungal remedies against Trichophyton spp.: a systematic review
- A review on the green chemistry perspective of multipurpose use of cow urine
- Reactions of trans-[PtX2(pic)2] (Pic = γ-PICOLINE, X = Cl−, NO3 −) with N-acetyl-l-cysteine and glutathione
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- In this issue
- Special topic papers
- An innovative method using data acquisition and MATLAB for the electrochemical oxidation of formalin and the conversion of the oxidized products into a sound signal
- Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant activities, total phenolic and elemental contents of common herbs and spices (Moringa oleifera leaves, Allium sativum (Garlic) and Momordica charantia (ejinrin) leaves) in South-West Nigeria
- Management of biofilm-associated infections in diabetic wounds – from bench to bedside
- Biodegradation of naphthalene using Kocuria rosea isolated from a Sawmill in Ikenne, Southwestern Nigeria
- Production of green hydrogen through PEM water electrolysis
- Synthesis of potash alum from waste aluminum cans for the purification of river water
- Current advances in QuEChERS extraction of mycotoxins in various food and feed matrices
- Biological potentials of Landolphia owariensis leaf methanolic extract against pathogenic fungi isolates from different Dioscorea species
- Nitrogen leaching mitigation by tithonia biochar (Tithochar) in urea fertilizer treated sandy soil
- Phytochemicals as potential active principal components for formulation of alternative antifungal remedies against Trichophyton spp.: a systematic review
- A review on the green chemistry perspective of multipurpose use of cow urine
- Reactions of trans-[PtX2(pic)2] (Pic = γ-PICOLINE, X = Cl−, NO3 −) with N-acetyl-l-cysteine and glutathione
