Textile dye wastewaters are characterized by strong colour, salts and other additives, high pH, temperature, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biodegradable materials. Being aesthetically and environmentally unacceptable, these wastewaters need to be treated before their discharge. Anaerobic bioprocesses have been proposed as being environmentally friendly and relatively cheap; however, when app...

In textile industry during the dyeing process roughly 10% of synthetic dyes were used and let into the wastewater. Among all dyestuff Azo dyes occupies in majority, because they are extensively used in the textile, paper, food, leather, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. They represent chief polluting components ranging from inorganic compounds to polymers and organic elements. However pr...

The introduction of more stringent pollution regulations, in relation to financial and social pressures for sustainable development, has pressed toward limiting the volumes of industrial and domestic effluents discharged into the environment as well as to increase the efforts within research and development of new or more efficient wastewater treatment technologies. Considering both discharge v...

Plasma polymerization enables the deposit ion of thin coatings on all k inds of substrates using electrical monomer discharges. This paper reviews plasma polymerization processes as surface modification (finishing) for textile applications. The dry and ecofriendly plasma technology aims at replacing wet-chemical process steps and adding new values to textile products. Characteristics of hydroca...

Eco-friendly wet processings of textiles are major concerns of textile producers nowadays to attain high quality products without diversely affecting the environment quality and the enduser health1. Enzymatic processing of textile offers many advantages when compared to traditional chemical methods, namely, enzymes use significantly less water, less energy, and fewer chemicals than traditional ...

Please cite this article as: Barredo-Damas S., Alcaina-Miranda M. I., Iborra-Clar M. I. and Mendoza-Roca J. A., (2010), Application of nanofiltration/reverse osmosis membranes to textile effluents aiming its reclamation and reuse: influence of operating conditions, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 21, 1027-1032 DOI: 10.3303/CET1021172 Application of Nanofiltration/Reverse Osmosis Membranes to...

Textile industry can be classified into three categories viz., cotton, woolen, and synthetic fibers depending upon the used raw materials. The cotton textile industry is one of the oldest industries in China. The textile dyeing industry consumes large quantities of water and produces large volumes of wastewater from different steps in the dyeing and finishing processes. Wastewater from printing...

Textile dyeing wastewater is one of the major environmental problems in Turkey and is a common problem faced by many countries. These types of wastewaters are generally high in biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total solids, and strongly colored. Neither simple chemical nor biological treatment has proved to be adequate in removing the color and organic matter. It is...

Corona discharge has been used widely to modify polymer and textile materials because it can be operated at an atmospheric pressure in air.This method has been confirmed to be simpler and more practical than any other chemical and physical methods because the samples can be quickly treated under atmosphere pressure and it is environmentally friendly too. In this study, we have studied wettabili...