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WASTEWATER TREATMENT (page 3 of 5)     1 2 3 4 5
• Preparing an Ion Exchange Resin from Sugarcane Bagasse to Remove Reactive Dye from Wastewater by Joseph A. Laszlo (Textile Chemist & Colorist, May 1996). A strong anion-exchange resin can be prepared from sugarcane bagasse that effectively and inexpensively decolorizes dyehouse wastewater in an environmentally benign manner.
• Processing Wastewater from Carpet Mills by Wayne C. Tincher (Textile Chemist & Colorist, December 1989). In the past three years, changes in a number of steps in the dyeing and finishing processes for carpet have created new problems both in the volume and character of carpet dyeing wastewater.
• Recycling and Disposing of Dyebath Solutions by G. M. Elgal (Textile Chemist & Colorist, May 1986). In processing dyebath effluent, it is necessary to remove both chemical agents and dyes since even a low dye concentration can discolor sewer systems and waterways. The process presented here deals with both problems.
• Stability of Vat, Disperse and Sulfur Dyes to Light and Water by John J. Porter (Textile Chemist & Colorist, July 1975). Results of this study show that most commercial colors are resistant to photodegradation and that it would take many weeks before appreciable dye degradation occurred in a natural aquatic environment.
• Techniques for Decoloring Mill Wastewater by Michael L. Woldman (Textile Chemist & Colorist, August 1974). Case histories of on-site treatment approaches for removal of dyes in textile effluents are discussed.
• Textile Biotechnology in Europe: Microbiological Degradation of Wastewater Dyes by H. S. Shekhar Sharma (AATCC Review, November 2005). Enzymatic treatment of wastewater containing azo dyes is discussed.
• The Changing Nature of Textile Processing and Waste Treatment Technology by John J. Porter (Textile Chemist & Colorist, September 23, 1970). Product changes over the last 20 years are presented and their suitability for biological treatment is discussed.