Textiles wastewater treatment technology: A review

Water Environ Res. 2020 Oct;92(10):1805-1810. doi: 10.1002/wer.1437. Epub 2020 Sep 2.

Abstract

The following is a review of published literature on textile wastewater in 2019. Presented are the sections described for the review: concise introduction on the textiles wastewater, followed by a review of present textile treatment technologies organized by physicochemical, biological, and combined processes. Lastly, a discussion of the future topics is presented. PRACTITIONER POINTS: The discharge of textile dye wastewater represents a serious environmental problem and public health concern. Effluents from textile manufacturing, dyeing, and finishing processes contain high-concentration recalcitrant chemicals that are resistant to biodegradation. The textile wastewater needs environmental-friendly and cost-effective combined treatment process.

Keywords: biological process; combined process; degradation; physicochemical process; textiles wastewater.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Coloring Agents
  • Industrial Waste / analysis
  • Textile Industry
  • Textiles
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid
  • Wastewater
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical* / analysis
  • Water Purification*

Substances

  • Coloring Agents
  • Industrial Waste
  • Waste Water
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical