Possibility of Low-cost Water Desalination using Sporobolus Virginicus

doi: 10.14456/mijet.2017.7

Authors

  • Chainarong Sanala
  • Chatree Tisongmuang
  • Petch Pengchai Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University

Keywords:

Sporobolus virginicus, desalination, phytoremediation, brackish water, salinity

Abstract

Brackish water is inappropriate for either tap water production or agricultural use. Desalination can be done to solve the problem but the conventional processes require large amount of energy and high cost. To propose an alternative low cost technology, phytoremediation for salinity removal was done in a batch experiment. Sporobolus virginicus was applied to 3 L brackish water of 5 ppt salinity. The result revealed that 107 g of Sporobolus virginicus can remove 37% of salinity at 25 days retention time. Sporobolus virginicus survived without soil and continuously grew up along the experimental period.  

Author Biography

Petch Pengchai, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University

Environmental Engineering

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2017-12-30

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Sanala, C., Tisongmuang, C., & Pengchai, P. (2017). Possibility of Low-cost Water Desalination using Sporobolus Virginicus: doi: 10.14456/mijet.2017.7. Engineering Access, 3(2), 1–4. Retrieved from https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/mijet/article/view/10.14456.mijet.2017.7

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2017): July - December

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Research Papers

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