The applicability of nanofiltration for the treatment and reuse of textile reactive dye effluent

dc.contributor.authorChollom, M. N.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRathilal, S.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPillay, V. L.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAlfa, Dorcasen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-24T12:32:23Z
dc.date.available2018-08-24T12:32:23Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionCITATION: Chollom, M. N. et al. 2015. The applicability of nanofiltration for the treatment and reuse of textile reactive dye effluent. Water SA, 41(3), doi:10.4314/wsa.v41i3.12.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.wrc.org.za
dc.description.abstractThe main aim of the study was to test the feasibility of using nanofiltration (NF) processes for the treatment of reactive dyebath effluents from the textile industry, in order to recover the water and chemicals (salts) for reuse purposes. The study of the reusability of nanofiltered water for dyeing has been given little or no attention. About 30% of reactive dyes remain unfixed on fibres; the unfixed dyes are responsible for the colouration in effluents. Membrane processes were employed to treat reactive dye-bath effluents to recover the salts and water. Investigations were conducted firstly with ultrafiltration (UF) used as a pretreatment for NF. Secondly, evaluations were performed for 2 types of NF membranes (SR90 and NF90), in terms of quality of permeate produced and fluxes achieved for 2 different samples of effluent. The effect of cleaning on membrane performance was assessed. A reusability test was carried out on both permeate samples for dyeing light and dark shade recipes. The use of UF as pre-treatment to NF resulted in rejection of colloidal substances > 90% and a 15% flux improvement. Permeate from NF90 had a conductivity of 76 µS/cm and total organic carbon (TOC) of 20 mg/ℓ, as compared to SR90 which had a conductivity of 8.3 mS/cm and a TOC of 58 mg/ℓ. Light shade from NF90 gave satisfactory results on dyeing, with no colour difference. However a variation in colour was noticed when the medium sample was used to dye the light shade. Both NF permeates gave satisfactory results when used to dye the dark shades. Permeate from NF90 was within the accepted range for reuse, while permeate from SR90 had a higher salt recovery. Chemical cleaning resulted in 80% flux recovery. From the reusability test it was concluded that permeate from NF90 met the reuse criteria for feed water to the dye bath.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent8 pages
dc.identifier.citationChollom, M. N. et al. 2015. The applicability of nanofiltration for the treatment and reuse of textile reactive dye effluent. Water SA, 41(3), doi:10.4314/wsa.v41i3.12.
dc.identifier.issn1816-7950 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4314/wsa.v41i3.12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/104347
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherWater Research Commission
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectNanofiltrationen_ZA
dc.subjectDyes and dyeing -- Textile fibersen_ZA
dc.titleThe applicability of nanofiltration for the treatment and reuse of textile reactive dye effluenten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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