Challenges in textile wastewater and current palliative methods: An overview

• Main Authors: Bello, Ibrahim Adebayo, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Murad, Fatin Nabilah, Qudsieh, Issam Yassin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: TP155 Chemical engineering
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/60009/1/CHALLENGES%20IN%20TEXTILE%20WASTEWATER.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/60009/7/60009_Challenges%20in%20textile%20wastewater_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/60009/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal/index.php/iiumej/article/view/742/473

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 texti...