Removal of synthetic textile dyes from wastewaters: A critical review on present treatment technologies

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 807-878

  Singh, Kamaljit ^a   Arora, Sucharita ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

azo dyes; chemical and biological decolorization; disperse dyes; microorganisms; textile wastewater treatment methods

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL FIELDS; CHEMICAL TREATMENT METHOD; CRITICAL REVIEW; DISPERSE DYES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; HEAT MANAGEMENT; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH-TECH APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES; KEY COMPONENT; LASER WELDING; SYNTHETIC TEXTILES; TEXTILE DYES; TEXTILE EFFLUENT; TEXTILE WASTEWATER TREATMENT METHODS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; WATER-SOLUBLE DYE;

AZO DYES; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DISPLAY DEVICES; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENERGY TRANSFER; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MICROORGANISMS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; TEXTILE CHEMICAL TREATMENT; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

STRIPPING (DYES);

AZO DYE; CHROMIUM; DYE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; PHENOL; SULFIDE;

COLOR; DEGRADATION; DYE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MICROORGANISM; PLASTIC; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ALCALIGENES; ALGA; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECOLORIZATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; GAMMA RADIATION; ION EXCHANGE; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OZONATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL; PSEUDOMONAS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SPHINGOMONAS; TEXTILE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 79953684578     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380903218376     Document Type: Article

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