TEXTILE EFFLUENT TREATMENT METHODS AND LIMITATIONS: A SUSTAINABLE AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECT

Industrial wastewater causes water and soil pollution, leading to life-threatening issues. Wastewater comprises several dyes, detergents, phenols, chemical salts, and heavy metals which enhance temperature, pH, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) load, total suspended solids, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), chlorides, sulfate, and nitrate of affected sites. Dye effluent is highly toxic and leads to mutagenic and carcinogenic outcomes on living beings. Environmental laws are being passed more frequently to control mostly azo-based dyes in the environment. The effluent must be treated before being discarded directly into the ecological ecosystem so that it can be reutilised and recycled for domestic purposes. In the present scenario, using a physicochemical-based approach is inefficient for eliminating contaminants as the process is expensive, and a secondary pollutant, sludge, is produced after the treatment. Being cheap and eco-friendly, the therapy of dye-laden water using microorganisms is a trend. The authors of the current review study have tried to bridge the gap in the bioremediation of dye wastewater. The review imparts an overview of the textile industry, the generation of wastewater by it, the environmental pollution caused, and its impact on the ecosystem. The discussion mainly focuses on the detailed analysis of the last few decades on the decolorisation efficiencies of numerous bioremediation techniques involved in treating textile dye effluent. Additionally, the authors have tried to include the most recent developments in this area. By using eco-friendly methods, this study will undoubtedly help dyestuff companies and researchers.