Dye Waste Treatment

Siew Teng Ong, Pei Sin Keng, Weng Nam Lee, Sie Tiong Ha, Yung Tse Hung

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    Abstract

    © 2011 by the authors. Dye wastes represent one of the most problematic groups of pollutants because they can be easily identified by the human eye and are not easily biodegradable. This literature review paper highlights and provides an overview of dye waste treatments performed over the three years period from 2008-2010. Noteworthy processes for the treatment of dye waste include biological treatment, catalytic oxidation, filtration, sorption process and combination treatments.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalWater (Switzerland)
    Volume3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 2011

    Keywords

    • Dyes waste
    • Modeling
    • Textile effluents
    • Treatment methods

    Disciplines

    • Civil and Environmental Engineering

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