Treatment of Textile Industry Waste

Siew Teng Ong, Sie Tiong Ha, Siew Ling Lee, Pei Sin Keng, Yung Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang

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    Abstract

    © 2017 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 publicationWaste Treatment in the Service and Utility Industries
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 2017

    Disciplines

    • Civil and Environmental Engineering

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