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Hybrid Treatment Systems for Dye Wastewater

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Hai, Faisal Ibney, Yamamoto, Kazuo, Fukushi, Kensuke·2007·Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Abstract

Virtually all the known physicochemical and biological techniques have been explored for treatment of extremely recalcitrant dye wastewater; none, however, has emerged as a panacea. A single universally applicable end-of-pipe solution appears to be unrealistic, and combination of appropriate techniques is deemed imperative to devise technically and economically feasible options. An in-depth evaluation of wide range of potential hybrid technologies delineated in literature along with plausible analyses of available cost information has been furnished. In addition to underscoring the indispensability of hybrid technologies, this article also endorses the inclusion of energy and water reuse plan within the treatment scheme, and accordingly proposes a conceptual hybrid dye wastewater treatment system.

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This review argues that no single treatment is a panacea for recalcitrant dye wastewater and evaluates hybrid combinations, concluding that biological-core hybrids—especially membrane bioreactors with dye-degrading fungi—are most prospective. It proposes a conceptual on-site system integrating MBR, optional AOP, and membrane recovery/reuse of water, salt, and chemicals.

Key findings

  • No single universally applicable end-of-pipe solution is realistic; hybrid technologies are deemed imperative. AOPs are cost-prohibitive, effective only for wastewater with very low dye concentrations, and mostly limited to laboratory-scale studies; combinations among AOPs alone are unlikely to yield satisfactory effluent at reasonable cost.
  • Hybrid technologies with biological processes as the core appear most prospective. A fungi-MBR system is reported to achieve stable 99% decoloration and 97% TOC removal from synthetic textile wastewater, and MBR with special dye-degrading microorganisms plus simultaneous adsorbent addition is highlighted as a potential contender.
  • Cost analysis indicates AOP pretreatment prior to biological treatment is more cost-effective than complete mineralization by AOP; in the cited examples, AOP as post-treatment incurs less cost than as pre-treatment. Integrated systems achieving water and/or auxiliary chemical reuse can recover capital cost within a few years, and recovery/reuse schemes are noted to have a payback period of 2–3 years or less.
  • The proposed conceptual system uses a submerged microfiltration MBR with a mixed microbial culture predominantly composed of white-rot fungi as its core, optionally followed by solar photocatalysis, with internal recycle and RO/NF for salt and water recovery; two cases are considered—an integrated textile plant and a segregated dyeing/finishing plant.

Methods

  • Design: comprehensive literature review of hybrid technologies for dye wastewater treatment, categorizing combinations among AOPs, conventional physico-chemical processes with AOPs, and biological systems with physico-chemical/AOPs.
  • Data: published studies and available cost information, including tables of typical examples and quoted cost values; no new experimental sample or primary dataset is generated.
  • Analysis: qualitative synthesis of advantages and limitations of individual and hybrid techniques, plausible analysis of cost data, and proposal of a conceptual on-site treatment scheme incorporating energy and water reuse.

Limitations

  • The paper states the proposed layout is not claimed to be a panacea, but rather one probable suitable combination; case-specific selection is key, and cost estimates are very site-specific, making direct comparison difficult, especially between segregated and mixed streams.
  • The paper states AOP commercialization has not been realized due to cost and complexity, and that most AOP studies are small-scale laboratory investigations insufficient to establish practical feasibility; full-scale reports on sole AOP treatment of dye bath effluents are apparently lacking.
  • Evident from the text: as a review, it synthesizes prior literature and does not present new experimental validation of the proposed conceptual system; the cost data are heterogeneous and based on varied assumptions.

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Registry

Crossref · 10.1080/10643380601174723

Cites

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  • Probably not a substantial claim. 20
  • It may state two separate claims as one. 58
  • The quote only partly states this claim. 2
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Advanced oxidation processes are only effective for wastewater with very low concentrations of organic dyes.

    “Additional impediment exists in treatment of dye wastewater with relatively higher concentration of dyes, as AOPs are only effective for wastewater with very low concentrations of organic dyes.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Inclusion of an energy and water reuse plan within a dye wastewater treatment scheme is feasible and beneficial.

    “this paper also endorses the inclusion of energy and water reuse plan within the treatment scheme, and accordingly proposes a conceptual hybrid dye wastewater treatment system.”
    “a conceptual on-site textile dye wastewater treatment system integrated with energy and water recovery/reuse has been proposed.”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    An ideal state of practice of recovery and reuse of textile chemicals, energy, and water by using appropriate membranes is assumed for the proposed system.

    “Additionally, an ideal state of practice of recovery and reuse of textile chemicals (sizing agent, detergent, lanolin from raw wool scouring, caustic for cotton mercerizing, dye bath electrolyte), energy (heat) and water by using appropriate membranes has been assumed (Fig. 2).”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Most costs of dye wastewater treatment are very site-specific.

    “Most costs are very site-specific, and for a full-scale system these costs strongly depend on the flow rate of the effluent, the configuration of the reactor, the nature (concentration) of the effluent as well as the pursued extent of treatment.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Bacterial activity in a GAC bed may decrease after a certain period due to lack of nutrient and/or dissolved oxygen.

    “However, the bacterial activity in GAC bed may decrease after certain period due to lack of nutrient and/or dissolved oxygen.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Residual dyes along with auxiliary chemical reagents, impurities from raw materials, and other hazardous materials applied in finishing impose a massive load on wastewater treatment systems.

    “Residual dyes along with other auxiliary chemical reagents used for processing, impurities from the raw materials and other hazardous materials applied in the finishing process impose massive load on wastewater treatment system.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Release of colored wastewater into the ecosystem is a source of esthetic pollution, eutrophication, and perturbations in aquatic life.

    “The release of colored wastewater in the ecosystem is a remarkable source of esthetic pollution, eutrophication and perturbations in aquatic life.”
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  • Fungi-MBR decoloration is reported as both 99% and 98%

    Minor

    The narrative and Table 4 attribute stable decoloration and 97% TOC removal to the same fungi-MBR study, but give different decoloration figures.

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Metadata

Authors
Hai, F. I., Yamamoto, K., & Fukushi, K.
Affiliations
  • The University of Tokyo (JP)
  • Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo (JP)
Venue
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
Published
2007-05-14
Volume
37
Issue
4
Pages
315-377
ISSN
  • 1064-3389 (ISSN-L)
  • 1547-6537
OpenAlex
W1496105965
Cited by
557
References
241
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (publishedVersion)
  • Research Online (University of Wollongong) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
Keywords
dyeing wastewater, hybrid treatment systems, recalcitrant dyes, physicochemical treatment, biological treatment, treatment cost analysis, energy reuse, water reuse

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