Evaluation of bio-based fibers for treatment of wastewater from textile industry

Abstract

Reuse of treated textile wastewater can preserve the water bodies from pollution and reduces the demand for fresh water in industries. Providing treatment facility from all polluting sources is difficult and expensive. Hence there is a high demand for innovative technologies at lower cost which consumes low energy for wastewater treatment. Filtration process is done to separate the contaminant from the wastewater. An experimental study was carried out to upgrade the conventional treatment process by the introduction of bio-based filter media. The filtration tank was designed and packed with the natural fibers such as coconut fiber, sugarcane bagasse, and banana pith fiber separately in each trial. The treated sample was collected for every 3 hours for a period of 2 days. The removal efficiency of BOD, COD and Turbidity for each fiber was tested and compared to conclude the efficient natural fiber for the treatment process.