SUMMARY Papaya seeds (Carica papaya) have an active component in the form of protein which can act as a coagulant agent. This study aims to prepare, characterize and determine the effectiveness of papaya seeds as a biocoagulant in removing turbidity, TSS and TDS of peat water. Papaya seeds were prepared with each of the solvents akua DM and 0.5 M NaCl at various extraction times (1, 2, 5, 8 an…