Sustainable Approach on the Treatment
of Textile Wastewater Using Membrane
Techniques
R. Sivaranjanee and P. Senthil Kumar
Abstract Membrane technology seems to be the most eminent advancement in
recent years. Among the various physical and chemical treatments available for water
treatment, membrane separation process has proved to be a very good alternative for
water treatment. This technique allows separation process to be carried out without
the utilization of heat. Separation is mainly due to the difference in particle size and
shape by the application of pressure. Separation process plays a very vital role in
chemical industries. Membrane behaves as a barrier between any two bulk phases of
separation. Membranes can be broadly classified based on their nature, structure and
pore geometry. Various separation process which can be employed for evacuating the
dyes present in wastewater. A few such separation processes include ultrafiltration,
microfiltration and nanofiltration. Initially, nanofiltration membrane was employed
to retrieve water, salts and dye from textile effluent which is highly saline in nature.
Inorganic membranes offer a wide range of advantages over the organic ones in terms
of their pH and chemical resistance. Membrane technology is widely used because
of its cost-effective nature and also due to its easy operation on the contrary. This
chapter will highlight about the overview of the membrane separation process, the
various types of separation techniques and the application of membranes for the
expulsion of dye from wastewater.
Keywords Dye removal · Microfiltration · Nanofiltration · Reverse osmosis ·
Ultrafiltration · Reverse osmosis
R. Sivaranjanee
Department of Chemical Engineering, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai 600119, India
P. Senthil Kumar (B)
Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering,
Chennai 603110, India
e-mail: senthilchem8582@gmail.com; senthilkumarp@ssn.edu.in
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
S. S. Muthu (ed.), Advances in Textile Waste Water Treatments,
Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0065-4_3
89
of Textile Wastewater Using Membrane
Techniques
R. Sivaranjanee and P. Senthil Kumar
Abstract Membrane technology seems to be the most eminent advancement in
recent years. Among the various physical and chemical treatments available for water
treatment, membrane separation process has proved to be a very good alternative for
water treatment. This technique allows separation process to be carried out without
the utilization of heat. Separation is mainly due to the difference in particle size and
shape by the application of pressure. Separation process plays a very vital role in
chemical industries. Membrane behaves as a barrier between any two bulk phases of
separation. Membranes can be broadly classified based on their nature, structure and
pore geometry. Various separation process which can be employed for evacuating the
dyes present in wastewater. A few such separation processes include ultrafiltration,
microfiltration and nanofiltration. Initially, nanofiltration membrane was employed
to retrieve water, salts and dye from textile effluent which is highly saline in nature.
Inorganic membranes offer a wide range of advantages over the organic ones in terms
of their pH and chemical resistance. Membrane technology is widely used because
of its cost-effective nature and also due to its easy operation on the contrary. This
chapter will highlight about the overview of the membrane separation process, the
various types of separation techniques and the application of membranes for the
expulsion of dye from wastewater.
Keywords Dye removal · Microfiltration · Nanofiltration · Reverse osmosis ·
Ultrafiltration · Reverse osmosis
R. Sivaranjanee
Department of Chemical Engineering, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai 600119, India
P. Senthil Kumar (B)
Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering,
Chennai 603110, India
e-mail: senthilchem8582@gmail.com; senthilkumarp@ssn.edu.in
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
S. S. Muthu (ed.), Advances in Textile Waste Water Treatments,
Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0065-4_3
89