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<journal-id>1909-0455</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Producción + Limpia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. P+L]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1909-0455</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Corporación Universitaria Lasallista]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1909-04552024000100041</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22507/pml.v19n1a4</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Remoción de turbiedad en el proceso de potabilización del agua utilizando Moringa oleífera y Opuntia ficus-indica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Removal of Turbidity in the Water Potabilization Process Using Moringa oleífera and Opuntia ficus-Indica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Remoção da turbidez no processo de purificação da água com Moringa oleífera e Opuntia indica]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arcila Franco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristian Camilo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Correa Restrepo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gloria]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arango Ruiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Álvaro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Corporación Universitaria Lasallista  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Corporación Universitaria Lasallista  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Corporación Universitaria Lasallista  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>19</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>41</fpage>
<lpage>52</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
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<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction. The following research work was born in order to be able to establish the percentage of removal of turbidity from raw water, which is dispensed for human consumption, implementing natural coagulants such as Moringa oleífera and Opuntia ficus-indica. Determining parameters for the corroboration of variables such as the pH of coagulation and the necessary dose of the coagulant and in this way calculate the levels of turbidity removal.  Objective. Define the percentage of turbidity removal at the time of purifying water for human consumption, using Moringa oleífera and Opuntia ficus-indica, using a useful, natural and efficient extraction method.  Materials and methods. In the applied methodology, it was used in the most natural and simple way, without the need to allocate expensive resources, doing it in an affordable and effective way, in order to obtain multiple applications both in treatment plants and in a domestic use, and in this way to be able to obtain the necessary dosages of each one of the components separately and in mixture; The components that were used to carry out the removal were: Opuntia ficus-indica and Moringa Oleífera, Based on the water analysis methods, defined in the Book Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (APHA, 2017), where the most accurate value in removal were specified based on the Jars Test. Subsequently, a statistical analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out in order to obtain timely conclusions based on the information collected, for this, four repetitions were carried out with each of the natural coagulants.  Results. In the search to define the optimal dose of natural coagulants, the Standard Methods guide book was used, through jar test trials, being applied for each coagulant and then combined, with four repetitions to corroborate the value. After said process, it was concluded that the necessary portion of Moringa oleífera was 30 mg/L in its best case and for Opuntia ficus-indica it was 1250 mg/L with its best removal result; and at the time of combining the two coagulants, the best condition was to apply fifty percent of the optimal dose for both coagulants. On the other hand, the variation of pH applied in search of the best one for the elimination of turbidity did not represent a statistically significant difference on the behavior of the final turbidity, after processing the information through an ANOVA analysis.  Conclusions. Thinking of an efficient and natural application and extraction process, it was prepared to obtain very positive removal results in terms of turbidity, making it simple for domestic or industrial application in treatment plants, highlighting that the natural components (Moringa oleífera such as Opuntia ficus-indica), yielded removal percentages exceeding 98 %, with relatively low dosages, which implies that they are very efficient for their use. It is very important to say that the best statistical average obtained for turbidity removal was with the combination of both.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO  Introdução. O seguinte trabalho de pesquisa nasceu para poder estabelecer o percentual de remoção de turbidez da água bruta, que é dispensada para consumo humano, implementando coagulantes naturais como Moringa oleífera e Opuntia ficus-indica. Determinar parâmetros para comprovação de variáveis como o pH de coagulação e a dose necessária do coagulante e assim calcular os níveis de remoção de turbidez.  Objetivo. Definir o percentual de remoção de turbidez no momento da purificação da água para consumo humano, utilizando Moringa oleífera e Opuntia ficus-indica, utilizando um método de extração útil, natural e eficiente.  Materiais e métodos. Nametodologia aplicada, utilizou-se da forma mais natural e simples, sem necessidade de alocar recursos dispendiosos, fazendo-o de forma acessível e eficaz, de forma a obter múltiplas aplicações tanto em estações de tratamento como em uso doméstico, podendo assim obter as dosagens necessárias de cada um dos componentes separadamente e em mistura; os componentes que foram utilizados para realizar a remoção foram: Opuntia ficus-indica e Moringa oleífera, com base nos métodos de análise de água, definidos no Book Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (APHA, 2017), onde os valores mais precisos na remoção foram especificados com base no Teste de Jars. Posteriormente, foi realizada uma análise estatística de variância (ANOVA) a fim de obter conclusões oportunas com base nas informações coletadas, para isso foram realizadas quatro repetições com cada um dos coagulantes naturais.  Resultados. Na busca de definir a dosagem ideal de coagulantes naturais, utilizou-se o guia Standard Methods, por meio de tentativas de jar test, sendo aplicado para cada coagulante e depois combinado, com quatro repetições para corroborar o valor. Após o referido processo, concluiu-se que a porção necessária de Moringa oleifera foi de 30 mg/L em seu melhor caso e para Opuntia ficus-indica foi de 1250 mg/L com seu melhor resultado de remoção; e na hora de combinar os dois coagulantes, a melhor condição era aplicar cinquenta por cento da dose ótima para ambos os coagulantes. Por outro lado, a variação de pH aplicada em busca do melhor para a eliminação da turbidez não representou diferença estatisticamente significativa sobre o comportamento da turbidez final, após processamento das informações por meio de análise ANOVA.  Conclusões. Pensando em um processo de aplicação e extração eficiente e natural, foi preparado para obter resultados de remoção muito positivos em termos de turbidez, tornando-o simples para aplicação doméstica ou industrial em estações de tratamento, destacando que os componentes naturais (Moringa oleífera como Opuntia ficus-indica), apresentaram percentagens de remoção superiores a 98 %, com dosagens relativamente baixas, o que implica que são muito eficientes para a sua utilização. É muito importante dizer que a melhor média estatística obtida para remoção de turbidez foi com a combinação de ambos.]]></p></abstract>
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