Análisis de la cáscara de naranja como material filtrante en el tratamiento de las aguas residuales provenientes de la lavadora de autos “Orlan2” ubicada en la ciudad de Latacunga, provincia de Cotopaxi

Abstract

In several scientific articles on biofilters we are given a new vision to be able to find a sustainable way to reduce pollution of wastewater or effluents from factories, all factories can be more efficient with the treatment of their effluents if they seek the best the choice to have efficient biofilters with high efficiency levels in the removal of physical-chemical parameters from which wastewater is contaminated, new ways to treat water must be explored and the best way is with the help of biofilters or artisan filters, since they are waste or waste products used both organic and inorganic. In the case of the present work, the operation and effectiveness of the orange peel, which is a waste product of peeling the fruit of the same name, was tested on the filter for 3 weeks, that is, 21 days, of which 10, that is 5 raw and 5 filtered taken every so often for a stable intake frequency, they were studied and analyzed in a specialized laboratory and showed efficient results that demonstrate the use of orange peel as a filter as they are reduced the percentages of contamination in expected levels, since the one organic compound and its useful life as a filter is short, the results showed that the material can be used as a filter in the companies, since there is removal of contamination, but for greater efficiency it it should be used in industries that contain a lower degree of contamination of the effluent, since in the industry studied there is a high contamination index and despite the fact that it was proved that it works as a filtering material, the results obtained are not enough to be discharged to the public sewer because the permissible values of the TULSMA norm.