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Efficiency of Coagulation/Flocculation for the Removal of Complex Mixture of Textile Fibers from Water
Processes2023
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Stefania Federici
Serena Ducoli,
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Aleksandra Tubić,
Serena Ducoli,
Serena Ducoli,
Sanja Vasiljević,
Maja Vujić,
Maja Vujić,
Maja Vujić,
Maja Vujić,
Serena Ducoli,
Maja Vujić,
Serena Ducoli,
Serena Ducoli,
Serena Ducoli,
Serena Ducoli,
Serena Ducoli,
Serena Ducoli,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Serena Ducoli,
Maja Vujić,
Serena Ducoli,
Serena Ducoli,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Aleksandra Tubić,
Maja Vujić,
Maja Vujić,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Stefania Federici
Aleksandra Tubić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Stefania Federici
Aleksandra Tubić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Stefania Federici
Serena Ducoli,
Maja Vujić,
Sanja Vasiljević,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Stefania Federici
Serena Ducoli,
Stefania Federici
Maja Vujić,
Stefania Federici
Jasmina Agbaba,
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Jasmina Agbaba,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Stefania Federici
Serena Ducoli,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Stefania Federici
Serena Ducoli,
Serena Ducoli,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Radivoj Tomić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Radivoj Tomić,
Stefania Federici
Jasmina Agbaba,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Serena Ducoli,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Aleksandra Tubić,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Maja Vujić,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Jasmina Agbaba,
Aleksandra Tubić,
Stefania Federici
Aleksandra Tubić,
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Serena Ducoli,
Stefania Federici
Aleksandra Tubić,
Stefania Federici
Stefania Federici
Aleksandra Tubić,
Stefania Federici
Summary
Researchers tested coagulation and flocculation for removing a mixture of synthetic and natural textile fibers from water, finding that the presence of natural fibers significantly affected removal efficiency compared to single-fiber studies, which has practical implications for wastewater treatment.
Synthetic fibers enter wastewater treatment plants together with natural fibers, which may affect treatment efficiency, a fact not considered in previous studies. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficiency of the coagulation/flocculation process for the removal of a mixture of textile fibers from different water matrices. Natural and synthetic fibers (100 mg/L; cotton, polyacrylonitrile, and polyamide) were added to a synthetic matrix, surface water and laundry wastewater and subjected to coagulation/flocculation experiments with ferric chloride (FeCl3) and polyaluminum chloride (PACl) under laboratory conditions. In the synthetic matrix, both coagulants were found to be effective, with FeCl3 having a lesser advantage, removing textile fibers almost completely from the water (up to 99% at a concentration of 3.94 mM). In surface water, all dosages had approximately similar high values, with the coagulant resulting in complete removal. In laundry effluent, the presence of surfactants is thought to affect coagulation efficiency. PACl was found to be effective in removing textile fibers from laundry wastewater, with the lowest removal efficiency being 89% and all dosages having similar removal efficiencies. Natural organic matter and bicarbonates showed a positive effect on the efficiency of FeCl3 in removing textile fibers from surface water. PACl showed better performance in coagulating laundry wastewater while surfactants had a negative effect on FeCl3 coagulation efficiency.