Challenges in textile wastewater and current palliative methods: an overview. IIUM Engineering Journal, 18 (2). pp. 71-78. ISSN 1511-788X (2017)
Abstract
Effluents from dye and textile industries are highly contaminated and toxic to the environment. High concentrations of non-biodegradable compounds contribute to increases in biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the wastewater bodies. Dyes found in wastewater from textile industries are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic. Biological processes involving certain bacteria, fungi, activated carbon, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising methods for treating the wastewater. These methods are either inefficient or ineffective. These complexities necessitate a search for new approaches that will offset all the shortcomings of the present solutions to the challenges faced by textile wastewater management. This article reviews the past and recent methods used in the treatment of textile dye wastewater and future opportunities for efficient treatment of textile wastewaters.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Wastewater, Dye, Fungi, Carbon nanotubes, Wastewater treatment |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > College of Engineering > Chemical Engineering > Biotechnology & Bioprocess By Subject > College of Engineering > Chemical Engineering > Environment |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > College of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Eza Eliana Abdul Wahid |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Dec 2022 02:52 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Dec 2022 02:52 |
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