A STUDY ON THE POTENTIAL OF MORINGA SEEDS IN ADSORPTION OF ORGANIC CONTENT FROM WATER COLLECTED FROM OILFIELD REFINERY

Abstract

The purpose of this education is to explore uses of moringa seeds (M. oleifera) in the adsorption of organic contents
from wastewater of oilfield refinery, Iraq. Adsorption treatment conditions were optimized to assess the relations
between working condition, such by means of moringa amount, contact time and pH, to classify the best working
circumstances. Organic removal rates were 89.65% under the optimum conditions comprise a contact time of 1.5 h,
1.5 g moringa dose and pH 3. The aptitude of moringa seeds to eliminate organic contents was augmented
subsequently addition of different dosage at regular mixing time between 0.5 and 1 h. The equilibrium data of
adsorption were investigated by Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm replicas. We noted that supreme adsorption
capacity of organic intended from Langmuir isotherm stood about 23.97 mg/g. The devised adsorption can be
explored as a well-organized green treatment for removal of organic matter from refinery waste water in acidic
conditions pH < 7.