An efficient and economical treatment for batik textile wastewater containing high levels of silicate and organic pollutants using a sequential process of acidification, magnesium oxide, and palm shell-based activated carbon application

• Main Authors: Birgani, P.M., Ranjbar, N., Abdullah, R.C., Wong, K.T., Lee, G., Ibrahim, Shaliza, Park, C., Yoon, Y., Jang, Min
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17434/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.066

Considering the chemical properties of batik effluents, an efficient and economical treatment process was established to treat batik wastewater containing not only high levels of Si and chemical oxygen demand (COD), but also toxic heavy metals. After mixing the effluents obtained from the boiling an...