Utilización de aloe vera y la cáscara de la pitahaya amarilla como coagulante para el tratamiento de aguas para consumo humano.

Abstract

This project aims to analyze the effectiveness of natural coagulants for the treatment of water for human consumption. For this, two natural coagulants were used, which were aloe vera and yellow pitahaya, which for use as a coagulant was previously prepared, in the same way a sample of water was available, which came from a common tap and was mixed with common soil, in order to obtain a high turbidity. Once the coagulants were ready, the method that used was prepared; in this case, it was the test of jugs, with six jugs available six different doses of natural coagulant taken for both cases. Prior to placing the doses in the containers, it was important to calibrate the measuring equipment to measure the parameters of the water sample before placing the coagulants such as pH, turbidity, temperature and conductivity, this was done in order to achieve a comparison at the end of the test. Once the jug test was finished, all the jars were left to rest between 10 to 15 min, and then measure the aforementioned parameters, it was important to perform a calibration prior to the measurement in each of the jars, in this way no interference was obtained and an analysis of the data was carried out to determine the coagulant and the most suitable dose for the treatment of water for human consumption.