Estimation of the nopal cactus (Opuntia cochenillifera) for color removal in drinking water Evaluación de la tuna (Opuntia cochenillifera) para la remoción del color en agua potable

<p>The efficiency of nopal cactus to remove color in river and artificial waters for human consumption was evaluated. The performance of nopal was compared with that of aluminum sulfate coagulant and a cationic flocculant.The river water was cha- racterized by high color, low turbidity, alkali...

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Main Authors: Joaquín Jiménez Antillón, Maricruz Vargas Camareno, Noemi Quirós Bustos
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica 2012-12-01
Series:Tecnología en Marcha
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Online Access:http://www.tec-digital.itcr.ac.cr/servicios/ojs/index.php/tec_marcha/article/view/619