Photocatalytic degradation of textile wastewater

Abstract

Wastewater generated from textile industries is serious issues importance because of their potential environmental and human health impacts. More than 10% of the dye in dyeing process washed away as waste in the textile industry. The wastewater generated in textile industry contains both organic and inorganic impurities. Recently, photodegradation of textile wastewater has been studied in terms COD reduction. The present study is focused development of two photocatalysts for textile effluent degradation under Visible Light Irradiation. The experimental conditions such as time of contact, effluent concentration, catalyst dosage and effluent pH were varied to find the optimum conditions of photocatalytic degradation.