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Author(s) -
Chiavola Agostina
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143011x13075599869812
Subject(s) - textile , textile industry , wastewater , biochemical engineering , waste management , sewage treatment , engineering , environmental science , materials science , political science , law , composite material
A review of the literature published in 2010 on topics relating to the treatment alternatives for wastewater from the textile industries is presented. This paper is divided into the following sections: some general reviews of the processes removing organic dyes and of the toxicity of textiles, followed by the more promising treatment technologies distinguished into physicochemical, biological and combined processes.