Photocatalytic Degradation of Real Textile Industrial Effluent Using Metal Oxides Nanoparticals

The domestic use and industrial activity, especially in developing countries, produce large amount of wastewater. This wastewater when disposed into natural channels may lead to high pollution risk. There are different methods for wastewater treatment. One of them is Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs), still it has some limitations. The present work has been concentrated on the degradation of real textile industrial effluent named as GOV. The said effluent was collected from textile industry from Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra state was subjected to photocatalytic treatment using two different photocatalyst such as Degussa P-25 TiO2 and Merck ZnO. GOV was analyzed before and after the treatment for their physiochemical parameters like color, COD, TOC and presence of inorganic ions. Throughout the study it was observed that, Degussa P-25 TiO2 effectively brings out the degradation of GOV than Merck ZnO. Hence, the photocatalytic degradation was found to be fruitful treatment for degradation of real textile industrial effluent.