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Sustainable dyeing techniques– preventing water pollution

Dyeing processes are one of the most polluting unit operations in the textile industry. News articles are rampant in the media, showing rivers and streams near textile manufacturing hubs flowing with coloured water; untreated and colourised water from dyeing units cause such disastrous changes in the water bodies. Overloaded common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) and […]

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Water treatment and reuse – Common infrastructure and Zero Liquid Discharge

The Indian textile industry is fragmented and diverse, both in terms of capacity and types of materials handled. This results in highly varied wastewater profiles, not only across different units but also within the same unit. The choice of treatment technique and equipment, therefore, would depend upon the characteristic of wastewater generated (salt content, dyes,

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Wastewater reuse – strategy for sustaining the rich tradition of textiles in India

India has historically been a manufacturing hub for textiles, enriched by artistic traditions that have accumulated in the subcontinent over centuries through trade, travel, migrations and even invasions. Commissions from royal families, export orders, as well as domestic trade had sustained artisans, craftsmen, and their schools for centuries. Since the industrial revolution, the production has

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