Effluent treatment in denim and jeans manufacture

Abstract

This chapter discusses the major strategies that should be considered in the treatment of denim dyeing and jeans processing wastewater. It first gives an overview of wastewater characteristics and further elaborates on the different techniques currently available for treating wastewater. There follow the strategies to be adopted for water reuse and the recovery of dyes and chemicals. Also emphasised is the utilisation of novel technologies that provide waste minimisation, recovery and reuse opportunities and pollution prevention, instead of end of pipe approaches for treating this highly polluted wastewater.