Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol.344, 1109-1115, 2018
Treatment of textile dyeing industry effluent using hydrodynamic cavitation in combination with advanced oxidation reagents
Treatment of textile dyeing industry (TDI) effluent was investigated using hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) and in combination with advanced oxidation reagents such as air, oxygen, ozone and Fenton's reagent. Slit venturi was used as the cavitating device in HC reactor. The effects of process parameters such as inlet pressure, cavitation number, effluent concentration, ozone and oxygen flow rate, loading of H2O2 and Fenton's reagent on the extent of reduction of TOC, COD and color were studied. Efficiency of the hybrid treatment processes were evaluated on the basis of their synergetic coefficient. It was observed that almost 17% TOC, 12% COD, and 25% color removal was obtained using HC alone at inlet pressure of 5 bar and pH of 6.8. The rate of reduction of TOC and COD decreased with dilution of the samples. HC in combination with Fenton's reagent (FeSO4 center dot 7H(2)O:H2O2 as 1:5) was most effective with reduction of 48%TOC and 38% COD in 15 min and 120 min respectively with almost complete decolorization (98%) of the TDI effluent. Whereas HC in combination with oxygen (2 L/min) and ozone (3 g/h) produced reduction of 48% TOC, 33% COD, 62% decolorization and 48% TOC, 23% COD, 88%, decolorization of TDI effluent respectively. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Textile dyeing industry effluent;Hydrodynamic cavitation;Slit venturi;Color reduction;COD and TOC reduction