The performance of hybrid constructed wetland system for treating the batik wastewater

Abstract

The batik industry is one of the Indonesian economic drivers. However, most of the batik industries discharge their wastewater without any prior treatment, thus endangering the environment. This research aims to investigate the ability of hybrid constructed wetlands (CWs) system using Canna indica in the batik wastewater treatment. The parameters studied were chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solid (TSS), and oil and grease (FOG) with 3, 5, and 7 days of hydraulic retention time (HRT). The results indicate that the hybrid constructed wetland system using Canna indica optimally gains the COD and FOG removal efficiency on day 3 at 89.61% and 89.53%, while the TSS removal efficiency on day 5 at 98.74%. Despite the high removal efficiency, the effluent parameters remain below the standards for direct discharge into waterbodies. Therefore, further research is needed to investigate the appropriate pre-/advanced treatment to be combined with the hybrid constructed wetland in batik wastewater treatment.