Investigating the Performance of Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor in Textile Dyeing Wastewater Treatment

Document Type : Review paper

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1 Energy Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj, Iran, P. O. Box: 31787-316.

2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, P. O. Box: 15875-4413.

3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, P. O. Box: 15875-4413..

Abstract

Textile and dyeing industries have made significant progress in recent years, and a large amount of dyes are consumed by these industries. The poor stabilization of dyes leads to the entry of large amounts of them into wastewater. Between different processes for dyeing wastewater treatment, anaerobic treatment is considered an efficient method. Among the anaerobic processes, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) is very popular due to its high efficiency in removing dyes, chemical oxygen demand, and other pollutants in textile wastewater, as well as the ability to combine with other textile wastewater treatment methods to improve the quality of the effluent. This study investigates the performance of UASB reactor in dyeing wastewater treatment, dye removal mechanism, and operational parameters. Then, a review of the studies conducted in this field is conducted. Finally, the challenges and prospects ahead are stated. The results and achievements of UASB systems presented in this study can provide new insights into improving UASB performance in dye wastewater treatment with an environmental perspective.

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Journal of Studies in Color World
Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 50
November 2023
Pages 283-299

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  • Receive Date: 04 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 23 July 2023
  • Accept Date: 24 July 2023

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