An Investigatory Project of Moringa Oleifera Seed as an Alternative Water Purifier

Vol.3, No.1D

Abstract

In some parts of the Philippines, water supplies are usually short, so supplies are routinely turned down to conserve capacity. During six to eight months of the year, the weather is mostly dry, resulting in severe water shortages and people relying on potentially unsafe drinking water sources. They may also lack enough water to wash their hands to maintain basic hygiene and avoid infection. The Moringa Oleifera Seed as an Alternative Water Purifier was created as a solution to the problem of a community in water purification, and it aims to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and efficiency of a natural absorbent from Moringa Oleifera seeds in treating contaminated water. 

The study results in terms of construction materials and procedures are acceptable. In contrast, the study results in terms of mechanism and presentation are moderately acceptable as assessed by the Chemical Engineers and Civil Engineers. It indicates no significant difference between the assessments of the two groups of respondents in terms of the variables above. The overall mean of the Chemical Engineers was 2.52 with a variance of 0.70. The overall weighted mean of the Civil Engineers was 2.66 with a variance of 0.62. The two groups of respondents acquired a t-computed value of 0.24, a t-critical of 2.35, =0.05, and a df =3. Therefore, the assessment of the Chemical Engineers and Civil Engineers was accepted. The ensuing discussions forwarded by the two groups of respondents are as follows: check if moringa seed will be found or produced in all seasons, try to make chambers for the water treatment process, then conduct bacterial testing and acidity testing, compare the sample with muriatic acid and chlorine-treated water, use a conventional jar test apparatus to coagulate sample of water using Moringa oleifera seeds, analyze using different parameters like pH, turbidity, TDS, TS, and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and determine the colour removal percentage of wastewater using UV/Vis spectrophotometer, and need to improve treatment process.