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Treatment of Textile Industry Waste

  • Siew Teng Ong
  • , Sie Tiong Ha
  • , Siew Ling Lee
  • , Pei Sin Keng
  • , Yung Tse Hung
  • , Lawrence K. Wang
    • Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
    • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
    • International Medical University
    • Zorex Corporation

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

    Abstract

    © 2018 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This chapter presents a brief overview of the textile industries, discusses the textile processes, and focuses on the wastewater characterization and treatment processes of this industry. The main treatment technologies and emerging techniques using various waste materials from agriculture and industry or naturally occurring biosorbents are highlighted. The discussion on pollution prevention serves as background to later sections.

    Original languageAmerican English
    Title of host publicationHandbook of Advanced Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Management
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 2017

    Disciplines

    • Civil and Environmental Engineering

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