Current Status of Textile Industry Wastewater Management and Research Progress in Malaysia: A Review

Textile industry is one of the fastest growing industries and significantly contributes to the economic growth in Malaysia. However, this industry also has high water consumption and subsequently produces high discharge rate of wastewater with high load of contaminants. The release of dyes into the environment during textile fiber dyeing and finishing processes is a main source of water pollution. Individual wastewater treatment through physical, biological, or chemical method is often very costly and results in large amount of sludge. Thus, there is a need to look for alternative treatment processes that covers from pre to post wastewater treatment stage. This paper reviews the current scenario with respect to textile industry effluent in Malaysia and technologies available for the treatment of the effluent. Prospects, challenges, and recommendations for future direction as well as on-going research works dedicated to the treatment of textile wastewater are also reviewed in detail.

[1]  Yi Jing Chan,et al.  A review on anaerobic-aerobic treatment of industrial and municipal wastewater. , 2009 .

[2]  Sheng-Jie You,et al.  Anaerobic decolorization bacteria for the treatment of azo dye in a sequential anaerobic and aerobic membrane bioreactor , 2009 .

[3]  Ahmet Baban,et al.  Ozonation of high strength segregated effluents from a woollen textile dyeing and finishing plant , 2003 .

[4]  B. Hameed,et al.  Rejected tea as a potential low-cost adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue. , 2010, Journal of hazardous materials.

[5]  Megat Ahmad Kamal Megat Hanafiah,et al.  Malachite green adsorption onto chitosan coated bentonite beads: Isotherms, kinetics and mechanism , 2010 .

[6]  T Robinson,et al.  Remediation of dyes in textile effluent: a critical review on current treatment technologies with a proposed alternative. , 2001, Bioresource technology.

[7]  B. Hameed,et al.  Enhancement of the photocatalytic activity of TiO(2) by doping it with calcium ions. , 2011, Journal of colloid and interface science.

[8]  Qingxiang Yang,et al.  Decolorization of an azo dye, Reactive Black 5 and MnP production by yeast isolate: Debaryomyces polymorphus , 2005 .

[9]  Mohd Azmier Ahmad,et al.  Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic of Remazol Brilliant Orange 3R dye adsorption on coffee husk-based activated carbon , 2011 .

[10]  Soon-An Ong,et al.  Granular activated carbon-biofilm configured sequencing batch reactor treatment of C.I. Acid Orange 7 , 2008 .

[11]  F. Kargı,et al.  Advanced Oxidation of Direct Red (DR 28) by Fenton Treatment , 2008 .

[12]  Tim L Dawson,et al.  Progress towards a greener textile industry , 2012 .

[13]  Oualid Hamdaoui,et al.  Influence of bicarbonate and carbonate ions on sonochemical degradation of Rhodamine B in aqueous phase. , 2010, Journal of hazardous materials.

[14]  Stephen M. Burkinshaw,et al.  A greener approach to cotton dyeings with excellent wash fastness , 2002 .

[15]  Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah,et al.  Heat treatment effects on the characteristics and sonocatalytic performance of TiO2 in the degradation of organic dyes in aqueous solution. , 2010, Journal of hazardous materials.

[16]  Silke Karcher,et al.  Anion exchange resins for removal of reactive dyes from textile wastewaters. , 2002, Water research.

[17]  A Yediler,et al.  Biological and oxidative treatment of cotton textile dye-bath effluents by fixed and fluidized bed reactors. , 2010, Bioresource technology.

[18]  Senar Ozcan,et al.  Degradation of Malathion and Parathion by Ozonation, Photolytic Ozonation, and Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation Processes , 2012 .

[19]  Jie Fu,et al.  Degradation of Disperse Blue E-4R in Aqueous Solution by Zero-Valent Iron/Ozone , 2012 .

[20]  N. Kiran-Ciliz,et al.  Reduction in resource consumption by process modifications in cotton wet processes , 2003 .

[21]  Ahmad Fauzi Ismail,et al.  Polymeric nanofiltration membranes for textile dye wastewater treatment: Preparation, performance evaluation, transport modelling, and fouling control — a review , 2009 .

[22]  Antonius Kettrup,et al.  Decolorization of disperse red 354 azo dye in water by several oxidation processes—a comparative study , 2004 .

[23]  S. Shukla,et al.  Production of laccase from Coriolus versicolor and its application in dye decolorization in combination with UV/H2O2 technique. , 2010 .

[24]  R. El-Shishtawy,et al.  The use of new technologies in coloration of textile fibers , 2010 .

[25]  Hamidi Abdul Aziz,et al.  Low cost removal of disperse dyes from aqueous solution using palm ash , 2007 .

[26]  Puspendu Bhunia,et al.  A review on chemical coagulation/flocculation technologies for removal of colour from textile wastewaters. , 2012, Journal of environmental management.

[27]  Zaharah Ibrahim,et al.  Characterisation of microbial flocs formed from raw textile wastewater in aerobic biofilm reactor (ABR). , 2009, Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research.

[28]  A. Khataee,et al.  Bioremediation of Malachite Green from Contaminated Water by Three Microalgae: Neural Network Modeling , 2010 .

[29]  Khim Hoong Chu,et al.  Removal of cationic dye methyl violet 2B from water by cation exchange membranes , 2008 .

[30]  J. M. Gallardo,et al.  Determination of wastewater LC50 of the different process stages of the textile industry. , 2001, Ecotoxicology and environmental safety.

[31]  H. Ali,et al.  Biodegradation of Synthetic Dyes—A Review , 2010 .

[32]  K. Y. Foo,et al.  Factors affecting the carbon yield and adsorption capability of the mangosteen peel activated carbon prepared by microwave assisted K2CO3 activation , 2012 .

[33]  B. Hameed,et al.  Degradation of malachite green in aqueous solution by Fenton process. , 2009, Journal of hazardous materials.

[34]  Jian Zhan,et al.  Treatment of Refractory Pharmaceutical Wastewater with Combined Bio-Technologies , 2011 .

[35]  Teo-Ming Ting,et al.  Decolorization and decomposition of organic pollutants for reactive and disperse dyes using electron beam technology: effect of the concentrations of pollutants and irradiation dose. , 2008, Chemosphere.

[36]  J. Jadhav,et al.  Biodegradation Studies on Acid Violet 19, a Triphenylmethane Dye, by Pseudomonas aeruginosa BCH , 2012 .

[37]  B. Hameed,et al.  Kinetics and equilibrium studies of malachite green adsorption on rice straw-derived char. , 2008, Journal of hazardous materials.

[38]  I. Arslan-Alaton,et al.  Degradation of xenobiotics originating from the textile preparation, dyeing, and finishing industry using ozonation and advanced oxidation. , 2007, Ecotoxicology and environmental safety.

[39]  Tjoon Tow Teng,et al.  Removal of dyes and industrial dye wastes by magnesium chloride , 2000 .

[40]  I. Oller,et al.  Combination of Advanced Oxidation Processes and biological treatments for wastewater decontamination--a review. , 2011, The Science of the total environment.

[41]  A. Kassim,et al.  The effect of nitrogen supplementation on the efficiency of colour and COD removal by Malaysian white-rot fungi in textile dyeing effluent. , 2004, Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research.

[42]  Suhas,et al.  Application of low-cost adsorbents for dye removal--a review. , 2009, Journal of environmental management.

[43]  Jingfei Luan,et al.  Photocatalytic activity of novel Y2InSbO7 and Y2GdSbO7 nanocatalysts for degradation of environmental pollutant rhodamine B under visible light irradiation , 2011 .

[44]  Qingxiang Yang,et al.  Decolorization of synthetic dyes and production of manganese-dependent peroxidase by new fungal isolates , 2003, Biotechnology Letters.

[45]  Antonius Kettrup,et al.  Toxicity evaluation of reactive dyestuffs, auxiliaries and selected effluents in textile finishing industry to luminescent bacteria Vibrio fischeri. , 2002, Chemosphere.

[46]  Zaharah Ibrahim,et al.  The effect of hydraulic retention time on granular sludge biomass in treating textile wastewater. , 2011, Water research.

[47]  Nanthini Sridewi,et al.  Solar Photocatalytic Decolorization and Detoxification of Industrial Batik Dye Wastewater Using P(3HB)-TiO2 Nanocomposite Films , 2011 .

[48]  Abdul Halim Abdullah,et al.  Removal of dyes using immobilized titanium dioxide illuminated by fluorescent lamps. , 2005, Journal of hazardous materials.

[49]  Khim Hoong Chu,et al.  Removal of anionic reactive dyes from water using anion exchange membranes as adsorbers. , 2007, Water research.

[50]  Gordon McKay,et al.  Adsorption of acid dyes by bamboo derived activated carbon , 2008 .

[51]  Y Verma,et al.  Acute toxicity assessment of textile dyes and textile and dye industrial effluents using Daphnia magna bioassay , 2008, Toxicology and industrial health.

[52]  I. Tan,et al.  Adsorption of basic dye on high-surface-area activated carbon prepared from coconut husk: equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies. , 2008, Journal of hazardous materials.

[53]  B. Hameed,et al.  Removal of basic dye from aqueous medium using a novel agricultural waste material: pumpkin seed hull. , 2008, Journal of hazardous materials.

[54]  Zahira Yaakob,et al.  Photocatalytic degradation of dye pollutant over Ti and Co doped SBA-15: Comparison of activities under visible light , 2011 .

[55]  A Yediler,et al.  Ozonation of hydrolyzed azo dye reactive yellow 84 (CI). , 2002, Chemosphere.

[56]  Bilal Hameed,et al.  Decolorization of Acid Red 1 dye solution by Fenton-like process using Fe–Montmorillonite K10 catalyst , 2010 .

[57]  Ahmet Baban,et al.  Integrated Water Management and CP Implementation for Wool and Textile Blend Processes , 2010 .

[58]  Abdul Latif Ahmad,et al.  Micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration for removal of reactive dyes from an aqueous solution , 2006 .

[59]  Siew-Moi Phang,et al.  Use of Chlorella vulgaris for bioremediation of textile wastewater. , 2010, Bioresource technology.

[60]  Hande Yukseler,et al.  Indigo dyeing wastewater reclamation by membrane-based filtration and coagulation processes , 2009 .

[61]  Abdul Raufu Ambali,et al.  The Impact of Economic Development on Water Pollution: Trends and Policy Actions in Malaysia , 2008 .

[62]  Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale,et al.  Bacterial decolorization and degradation of azo dyes: a review. , 2011 .

[63]  Lee Suan Chua,et al.  Communal microaerophilic-aerobic biodegradation of Amaranth by novel NAR-2 bacterial consortium. , 2012, Bioresource technology.

[64]  S. Karthikeyan,et al.  Novel Activated Carbons from Agricultural Wastes and their Characterization , 2008 .

[65]  Norashid Aziz,et al.  Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics of acid dye adsorption on activated palm ash , 2007 .

[66]  Azni Idris,et al.  Treatment of textile wastewater with an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor , 2009 .

[67]  N. Rahman,et al.  Effect of temperature on the ozonation of textile waste effluent , 2001 .

[68]  Abdul Latif Ahmad,et al.  ADSORPTION OF BASIC DYE USING ACTIVATED CARBON PREPARED FROM OIL PALM SHELL: BATCH AND FIXED BED STUDIES , 2008 .

[69]  Makoto Hirata,et al.  Combination of adsorption and biodegradation processes for textile effluent treatment using a granular activated carbon-biofilm configured packed column system. , 2008, Journal of environmental sciences.

[70]  N. Vedaraman,et al.  Ozonation of tannery effluent for removal of cod and color. , 2009, Journal of hazardous materials.

[71]  B. Hameed,et al.  Reduction of COD and color of dyeing effluent from a cotton textile mill by adsorption onto bamboo-based activated carbon. , 2009, Journal of Hazardous Materials.

[72]  Antonius Kettrup,et al.  Fe-exchanged Y zeolite as catalyst for wet peroxide oxidation of reactive azo dye Procion Marine H-EXL , 2004 .

[73]  Zurina Zainal Abidin,et al.  Batch adsorption of basic dye using acid treated kenaf fibre char: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies , 2012 .

[74]  Azrina Abd Aziz,et al.  Photocatalytic decolourization of basic green dye by pure and Fe, Co doped TiO2 under daylight illumination , 2011 .

[75]  S. Doğruel,et al.  Combined chemical and biological oxidation of penicillin formulation effluent. , 2004, Journal of environmental management.

[76]  K. Y. Foo,et al.  Porous structure and adsorptive properties of pineapple peel based activated carbons prepared via microwave assisted KOH and K2CO3 activation , 2012 .

[77]  Kan Zhang,et al.  Sonodegradation and photodegradation of methyl orange by InVO4/TiO2 nanojunction composites under ultrasonic and visible light irradiation. , 2012, Ultrasonics sonochemistry.

[78]  Mohan Saravanan,et al.  Treatment of Acid Blue 113 Dye Solution Using Iron Electrocoagulation , 2010 .

[79]  G Ciardelli,et al.  The treatment and reuse of wastewater in the textile industry by means of ozonation and electroflocculation. , 2001, Water research.

[80]  Siew-Moi Phang,et al.  Use of immobilised Chlorella vulgaris for the removal of colour from textile dyes , 2009, Journal of Applied Phycology.

[81]  Wenquan Ruan,et al.  Evaluation of the efficacy of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor in removal of colour and reduction of COD in real textile wastewater. , 2008, Bioresource technology.