TREATMENT OF EFFLUENTS OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY BY COAGULATION-FLOCCULATION USING STARCH OF SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. ‘POTATO’ AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL HANDLING

Authors

  • José Iannacone Laboratorio de Ingeniería Ambiental, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Científica del Sur, Villa el Salvador, Lima, Perú. / Laboratorio de Ecología y Biodervisidad animal (LEBA). Facultad de ciencias naturales y matemática, Universidad Federico Villarreal, Lima, Perú. / Laboratorio de parasitologia. Facultad de ciencias biologicas. Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP). Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-4732
  • Jazmin Desider Molano-Linares Laboratorio de Parasitología. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP). Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8886-9808

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31381/biotempo.v15i1.1699

Abstract

Treatment of industrial wastewater was evaluated through coagulation-fl oculation using starch of Solanum tuberosum L.
‘potato’ as an alternative to the conventional management. Assays were performed in a laboratory scale by performing Jar
Test with two coagulants: aluminum sulfate and aluminum polychloride, and two fl occulants: anionic polyacrylamide
and gelatinized starch, making variations in dose, concentration and speed. To determine the ideal parameters, the
following response variables were used: Willcomb index, absorbance, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand. Th e best
treatment was when using aluminum polychloride as coagulant and anionic polyacrylamide as fl occulant, reaching a
reduction percentage of 83.05% in chemical oxygen demand. Even then, the results suggest that anionic polyacrylamide
can be replaced by starch of S. tuberosum when applying a primary treatment to industrial wastewater from a food
company located in the district of Ate in Lima, Peru to meet the admissible values set in the Supreme Decree No.
021-009-VIVIENDA, with respect to organic matter present in wasterwater.

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Published

2018-10-14

How to Cite

Iannacone, J., & Molano-Linares, J. D. (2018). TREATMENT OF EFFLUENTS OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY BY COAGULATION-FLOCCULATION USING STARCH OF SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. ‘POTATO’ AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL HANDLING. Biotempo, 15(1), 83–112. https://doi.org/10.31381/biotempo.v15i1.1699

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2018): Biotempo

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