INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CONGRESS -II
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE METHODS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY WASTEWATER
With the rapid acceleration of industrialization and population growth in recent years, existing water resources are rapidly depleted and polluted. This situation brings an increase in water and food needs and causes water scarcity. For these reasons, today more stringent environmental legislation has begun to be implemented regarding the treatment of wastewater, and even efforts to reuse and recycle wastewater have accelerated. The textile industry is one of the most economically important sectors in many countries. This industry has a process that uses various dyes and chemicals and in which water consumption and wastewater production are very high. At this point, the treatment of textile wastewater becomes very important from an environmental perspective. Chemicals and dyes used in textile industry generally contain substances that are harmful to the environment and human health. Characterization of dyed wastewater is quite difficult due to differences in the chemical structures of dyes and variations in dyeing processes. There are many methods for the treatment of textile wastewater. In applications in our country, textile wastewater is generally treated by chemical precipitation or aerobic treatment processes. However, since both of these methods have limitations, the use of alternative treatment methods has frequently come to the fore in recent years. As in every field, developments are being made in the treatment of textile wastewater with developing technology. In this study, these developments were mentioned and the progress taken in the treatment of wastewater was evaluated.
