Tannery wastewater treatment process to minimize residual organics and generation of primary chemical sludge

• Published in: International journal of environmental science and technology (Tehran) Vol. 19; no. 9; pp. 8857 - 8870
• Main Authors: Prabhakaran, N., Patchai murugan, K., Jothieswari, M., Swarnalatha, S., Sekaran, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Science and Engineering; Original Paper; Soil Science & Conservation; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Fluidized bed reactor; Sludge reduction; Packed bed reactor; Carbon silica matrix; Beam house wastewater; Post-tanning wastewater

Wastewater discharge from the leather manufacturing process involves various operations such as beam house, tanning and post-tanning. The conventional treatment system does not efficiently treat these kinds of wastewaters without the generation of any secondary pollutant. Mostly vast quantities of c...