Wastewater Reuse for the Minimization of Fresh Water Demand in Coastal Areas—Selected Cases from the Textile Finishing Industry

Abstract

Availability of water to the industry often becomes prohibitive, both in terms of quality and cost, in coastal areas. This study takes the textile industry and evaluates the prerequisites of water recovery and reuse. In this context, a large spectrum are studied for their water, the general quality of wastewater generated, quality and treatability of reuse wastewater streams, and expected changes in the overall effluent quality after segregation of the recovery wastewater portion.

Keywords:

• Textile finishing industry
• Chemical treatment
• Biological treatability
• COD fractionation
• Wastewater reuse
• Coastal areas

Acknowledgments

This study was conducted as part of research activities of The Environmental Biotechnology Center of The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey. It was jointly supported by Earth, Marine, and Atmospherical Sciences Research Grant Group of the same Council, Volkswagen Stiftung Fund and The Research and Development Fund of Istanbul Technical University.