The textile business is one of the most hazardous industries since it produces several
chemicals, such as dyes, which are released into water streams with ef-fluents. For the …

Textile industry is one of the most chemically intensive industries on the earth and the major
polluter of potable water. It generates huge quantities of complex chemical substances as a …

Increasing environmental awareness coupled with more stringent regulation standards has
triggered various industries to challenge themselves in seeking appropriate wastewater …

Azo dyes represent the largest class of industrial colorants. These are no longer used only
for the coloration of textiles, plastics, paints, inks, and lacquers, but rather serve as key …

The use of natural coagulant in coagulation/flocculation treatment (CF) of wastewater shows
many advantages over chemical agents, particularly biodegradability, low toxicity, low …

A review of plant-based coagulant sources, processes, effectiveness and relevant
coagulating mechanisms for treatment of water and wastewater is presented. These …

Metal and polymer based materials are the conventional coagulants used in water and
wastewater treatment operations. Despite the wide applicability of these genera of …

Recently, the enzymatic approach has attracted much interest in the decolorization/
degradation of textile and other industrially important dyes from wastewater as an alternative …

Bioflocculant-producing bacteria were isolated from activated sludge of a wastewater
treatment plant located in Durban, South Africa, and identified using standard biochemical …

Chitosan (a biopolymer) is an aminopolysaccharide that can be used for the treatment of
colored solutions by coagulation–flocculation (as an alternative to more conventional …