Research Article
Extraction and Characterization of Natural Coagulant Made from Banana Plant Stems (Musa acuminate) for the Removal of Turbidity from Wastewater
Table 2
Coagulation efficiency of produced coagulants (%).
| Run | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Response | A: P. size (mm) | B: E. time (min) | C: Solv. Conc (M) | Coagulation efficiency (%) |
| 1 | 1.25 | 20 | 0.55 | 85.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.1 | 78.4 | 3 | 1.25 | 30 | 0.55 | 85.2 | 4 | 1.25 | 20 | 0.55 | 85.8 | 5 | 1.25 | 20 | 0.55 | 86.2 | 6 | 1.25 | 20 | 0.55 | 86 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 79.4 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 0.1 | 79.5 | 9 | 1.25 | 20 | 1 | 81.5 | 10 | 0.5 | 30 | 0.1 | 80.3 | 11 | 0.5 | 10 | 1 | 77.9 | 12 | 1.25 | 20 | 0.1 | 81.9 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 79.2 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 0.55 | 85.7 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0.1 | 81.7 | 16 | 0.5 | 20 | 0.55 | 84.8 | 17 | 0.5 | 30 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 1.25 | 20 | 0.55 | 86.3 | 19 | 1.25 | 20 | 0.55 | 85.6 | 20 | 1.25 | 10 | 0.55 | 84 |
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