Volume 50, Issue 1, August 2020, Pages 17–26
Eric Bio Nikki1, Armelle Sabine Yélignan Hounkpatin2, and Amoussatou Sakirigui3
1 Inter-Régional University of Industrial Engineering of Biotechnologies and Applied Sciences (IRGIB-Africa), 07 PO Box 231 Cotonou, Benin
2 Technical Advanced Teachers Training College (ENSET), University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics of Abomey (UNSTIM), PO Box 133 Lokossa, Benin
3 Aromatic, Food and Medicinal Plants Research Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics of Abomey (UNSTIM), 01 PO Box 72 Natitingou, Benin
Original language: English
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Around the world, water has always been a mysterious element. Designated as a natural drink, it is and remains a major constituent of our body. Aware that thousands of people do not have access to drinking water, this study aims to develop an organic suspension, extract of Moringa oleifera seeds capable of clarifying and partially disinfecting turbid and contaminated water intended for consumption. The study method initially consisted in collecting plant drugs in order to produce a suspension (extract of seed of Moringa oleifera). Secondly to study the physico-chemical (clarifying) properties followed by a microbiological (bacteriological) study before and after application of this suspension at different concentrations on crude water samples meticulously sampled from some wells in Parakou city. The experimental results have shown a strong improvement in the physico-chemical parameters involved, in particular color, turbidity and conductivity with clarification rates of 84.33% for color and 87.58% for turbidity; followed by a considerable reduction in the bacterial flora estimated at 66.46% of the total Coliforms; 81.19% of mesophilic aerobic germs; 77.78% of Escherichia coli, then a total elimination of faecal Streptococci with 100% and Staphylococcus aureus with 100%, thus confirming the improvement in the organoleptic and sanitary quality of drinking water by extracts of seeds of Moringa oleifera.
Author Keywords: Drinking water, Moringa oleifera seeds, organic suspension, clarification, disinfection.
Eric Bio Nikki1, Armelle Sabine Yélignan Hounkpatin2, and Amoussatou Sakirigui3
1 Inter-Régional University of Industrial Engineering of Biotechnologies and Applied Sciences (IRGIB-Africa), 07 PO Box 231 Cotonou, Benin
2 Technical Advanced Teachers Training College (ENSET), University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics of Abomey (UNSTIM), PO Box 133 Lokossa, Benin
3 Aromatic, Food and Medicinal Plants Research Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics of Abomey (UNSTIM), 01 PO Box 72 Natitingou, Benin
Original language: English
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Around the world, water has always been a mysterious element. Designated as a natural drink, it is and remains a major constituent of our body. Aware that thousands of people do not have access to drinking water, this study aims to develop an organic suspension, extract of Moringa oleifera seeds capable of clarifying and partially disinfecting turbid and contaminated water intended for consumption. The study method initially consisted in collecting plant drugs in order to produce a suspension (extract of seed of Moringa oleifera). Secondly to study the physico-chemical (clarifying) properties followed by a microbiological (bacteriological) study before and after application of this suspension at different concentrations on crude water samples meticulously sampled from some wells in Parakou city. The experimental results have shown a strong improvement in the physico-chemical parameters involved, in particular color, turbidity and conductivity with clarification rates of 84.33% for color and 87.58% for turbidity; followed by a considerable reduction in the bacterial flora estimated at 66.46% of the total Coliforms; 81.19% of mesophilic aerobic germs; 77.78% of Escherichia coli, then a total elimination of faecal Streptococci with 100% and Staphylococcus aureus with 100%, thus confirming the improvement in the organoleptic and sanitary quality of drinking water by extracts of seeds of Moringa oleifera.
Author Keywords: Drinking water, Moringa oleifera seeds, organic suspension, clarification, disinfection.
How to Cite this Article
Eric Bio Nikki, Armelle Sabine Yélignan Hounkpatin, and Amoussatou Sakirigui, “Evaluation of the clarifying and antibacterial power of Moringa oleifera seeds on drinking water in the town of Parakou in Benin,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 17–26, August 2020.
