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Evaluation and comparison the performance of titanium and zirconium(IV) tetrachloride in textile wastewater treatment

Aziz HA 1 , Razak MHA 1 , Rahim MZA 1 , Kamar WISW 1 , Abu Amr SS 2 , Hussain S 3 Show all authors , Van Leeuwen J 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 NibongTebal, Penang, Malaysia
  • 2 Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKl, MICET), Melaka, Malaysia
  • 3 Natural & Built Environments Research Centre, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, South Australia 5095, Australia
Data Brief, 2018 Jun;18:920-927.
PMID: 29900259 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.03.113

Abstract

Wastewater treatment is a key challenge in the textile industry. The current treatment methods for textile wastewater are insufficient or ineffective for complex dyes generated from the textile industry. This study evaluated the performances of two novel inorganic coagulants with high cationic charges, namely, titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) and zirconium tetrachloride (ZrCl4). They were utilised to treat textile industry wastewater. Both coagulation processes were performed under the same experimental operational conditions. Turbidity, suspended solids (SS), colour, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia were measured to assess the efficiencies of the coagulants. Results indicated that ZrCl4 and TiCl4 exhibited high potentials for textile wastewater treatment. ZrCl4 presented high removal efficiency in COD and SS, whereas TiCl4 showed excellent removal in ammonia.

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