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Sustainable treatment of textile wastewater using a bio-based batch filtration system: physicochemical performance assessment and economic evaluation.
| Τίτλος: | Sustainable treatment of textile wastewater using a bio-based batch filtration system: physicochemical performance assessment and economic evaluation. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Uddin R; Department of Chemical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh., Ahad A; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh E-mail: 24203073@student.duet.ac.bd., Islam S; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh., Yeasin M; Department of Chemical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh., Islam MM; Department of Chemical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh., Sayedi TA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh., Moral A; Department of Aerospace Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia., Dhrubo AAK; Department of Chemical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh. |
| Πηγή: | Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research [Water Sci Technol] 2026 Aug; Vol. 94 (4), pp. 521-542. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 25. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: IWA Publishing Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9879497 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0273-1223 (Print) Linking ISSN: 02731223 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Water Sci Technol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: <1998->: London : IWA Publishing Original Publication: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1981- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Filtration*/methods , Filtration*/economics , Waste Disposal, Fluid*/methods , Waste Disposal, Fluid*/economics , Wastewater*/chemistry , Water Purification*/methods , Textile Industry* , Industrial Waste*, Cellulose/chemistry ; Cocos |
| Περίληψη: | Textile industries generate large volumes of wastewater, containing high concentrations of organic pollutants, dissolved solids, and suspended particles, requiring eco-friendly and cost-effective treatment technologies. This study developed a gravity-driven bio-based batch filtration system using sugarcane bagasse fiber and coconut fiber to investigate textile wastewater treatment performance and economic feasibility. Five bagasse-to-coconut fiber ratios (100:0, 0:100, 50:50, 75:25, and 25:75) were evaluated in a multilayer filtration system. Scanning electron microscope and Fourier transform infrared analyses were performed to characterize the fiber morphology and adsorption-active functional groups before and after filtration. Among all filter configurations, the 50:50 fiber ratio demonstrated the best overall performance, achieving removal efficiencies of 79.33% for biological oxygen demand, 75.75% for chemical oxygen demand, 80.00% for total dissolved solids (TDS), 46.51% for turbidity, 77.45% for electrical conductivity (EC), and 4.82% for pH after a single filtration cycle, while maintaining pH within the Bangladesh Department of Environment permissible range. Sequential treatment cycles further enhanced treatment efficiency, achieving an overall removal of 89.17% for TDS, 81.52% for turbidity, and 88.63% for EC after five filtration cycles. Economic evaluation demonstrated a unit treatment cost of approximately 90.71 BDT/m3, significantly lower than activated carbon-based systems. These findings suggest that the proposed bio-based filtration system provides an economical, energy-free, and sustainable alternative for resource-limited regions such as Bangladesh. (© 2026 The Authors This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits copying, adaptation and redistribution, provided the original work is properly cited (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).) |
| Competing Interests: | The authors declare there is no conflict. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: BOD; COD; TDS; bio-based filter; turbidity; wastewater treatment |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Industrial Waste) 0 (Wastewater) 9006-97-7 (bagasse) 9004-34-6 (Cellulose) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260831 Date Completed: 20260831 Latest Revision: 20260831 |
| Update Code: | 20260901 |
| DOI: | 10.2166/wst.2026.320 |
| PMID: | 42670993 |
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| Items | – Name: Title Label: Title Group: Ti Data: Sustainable treatment of textile wastewater using a bio-based batch filtration system: physicochemical performance assessment and economic evaluation. – Name: Author Label: Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Uddin+R%22">Uddin R</searchLink>; Department of Chemical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Ahad+A%22">Ahad A</searchLink>; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh E-mail: 24203073@student.duet.ac.bd.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Islam+S%22">Islam S</searchLink>; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Yeasin+M%22">Yeasin M</searchLink>; Department of Chemical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Islam+MM%22">Islam MM</searchLink>; Department of Chemical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Sayedi+TA%22">Sayedi TA</searchLink>; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Moral+A%22">Moral A</searchLink>; Department of Aerospace Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Dhrubo+AAK%22">Dhrubo AAK</searchLink>; Department of Chemical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh. – Name: TitleSource Label: Source Group: Src Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%229879497%22">Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research</searchLink> [Water Sci Technol] 2026 Aug; Vol. 94 (4), pp. 521-542. <i>Date of Electronic Publication: </i>2026 Jul 25. – Name: TypePub Label: Publication Type Group: TypPub Data: Journal Article – Name: Language Label: Language Group: Lang Data: English – Name: TitleSource Label: Journal Info Group: Src Data: <i>Publisher: </i><searchLink fieldCode="PB" term="%22IWA+Publishing%22">IWA Publishing </searchLink><i>Country of Publication: </i>England <i>NLM ID: </i>9879497 <i>Publication Model: </i>Print-Electronic <i>Cited Medium: </i>Print <i>ISSN: </i>0273-1223 (Print) <i>Linking ISSN: </i><searchLink fieldCode="IS" term="%2202731223%22">02731223 </searchLink><i>NLM ISO Abbreviation: </i>Water Sci Technol <i>Subsets: </i>MEDLINE – Name: PublisherInfo Label: Imprint Name(s) Group: PubInfo Data: <i>Publication</i>: <1998->: London : IWA Publishing<br /><i>Original Publication</i>: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1981- – Name: SubjectMESH Label: MeSH Terms Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Filtration%22">Filtration*</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Filtration+methods%22">methods</searchLink> <br /><searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Filtration%22">Filtration*</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Filtration+economics%22">economics</searchLink> <br /><searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Waste+Disposal%2C+Fluid%22">Waste Disposal, Fluid*</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Waste+Disposal%2C+Fluid+methods%22">methods</searchLink> <br /><searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Waste+Disposal%2C+Fluid%22">Waste Disposal, Fluid*</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Waste+Disposal%2C+Fluid+economics%22">economics</searchLink> <br /><searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Wastewater%22">Wastewater*</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Wastewater+chemistry%22">chemistry</searchLink> <br /><searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Water+Purification%22">Water Purification*</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Water+Purification+methods%22">methods</searchLink> <br /><searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Textile+Industry%22">Textile Industry*</searchLink> <br /><searchLink fieldCode="MM" term="%22Industrial+Waste%22">Industrial Waste*</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="MH" term="%22Cellulose%22">Cellulose</searchLink>/<searchLink fieldCode="MH" term="%22Cellulose+chemistry%22">chemistry</searchLink> ; <searchLink fieldCode="MH" term="%22Cocos%22">Cocos</searchLink> – Name: Abstract Label: Abstract Group: Ab Data: Textile industries generate large volumes of wastewater, containing high concentrations of organic pollutants, dissolved solids, and suspended particles, requiring eco-friendly and cost-effective treatment technologies. This study developed a gravity-driven bio-based batch filtration system using sugarcane bagasse fiber and coconut fiber to investigate textile wastewater treatment performance and economic feasibility. Five bagasse-to-coconut fiber ratios (100:0, 0:100, 50:50, 75:25, and 25:75) were evaluated in a multilayer filtration system. Scanning electron microscope and Fourier transform infrared analyses were performed to characterize the fiber morphology and adsorption-active functional groups before and after filtration. Among all filter configurations, the 50:50 fiber ratio demonstrated the best overall performance, achieving removal efficiencies of 79.33% for biological oxygen demand, 75.75% for chemical oxygen demand, 80.00% for total dissolved solids (TDS), 46.51% for turbidity, 77.45% for electrical conductivity (EC), and 4.82% for pH after a single filtration cycle, while maintaining pH within the Bangladesh Department of Environment permissible range. Sequential treatment cycles further enhanced treatment efficiency, achieving an overall removal of 89.17% for TDS, 81.52% for turbidity, and 88.63% for EC after five filtration cycles. Economic evaluation demonstrated a unit treatment cost of approximately 90.71 BDT/m<superscript>3</superscript>, significantly lower than activated carbon-based systems. These findings suggest that the proposed bio-based filtration system provides an economical, energy-free, and sustainable alternative for resource-limited regions such as Bangladesh.<br /> (© 2026 The Authors This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits copying, adaptation and redistribution, provided the original work is properly cited (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).) – Name: Abstract Label: Competing Interests Group: Ab Data: The authors declare there is no conflict. – Name: Ref Label: References Group: RefInfo Data: Abdissa D. & Beyecha K. (2020) Sugarcane bagasse adsorption evaluation and application on BOD and COD removal from textile wastewater treatment, Water conservation and management, 5 (1), 30–34. doi:10.26480/wcm.01.2021.30.34.<br />Adeola A. O. & Nomngongo P. N. (2022) Advanced polymeric nanocomposites for water treatment applications: a holistic perspective, Polymers, 14 (12), 2462. doi:10.3390/polym14122462. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2235746038%22">35746038)</searchLink><br />Agarwal P., Sangal V. K. & Mathur S. (2024) Sequential electro-coagulation and electro-Fenton processes for the treatment of textile wastewater, Water Environment Research, 96 (9), e11118. doi:10.1002/wer.11118. (PMID: <searchLink fieldCode="PM" term="%2239223779%22">39223779)</searchLink><br />Almehizia A. A., Al-Omar M. A., Naglah A. M., Alkahtani H. M., Obaidullah A. J. & Bhat M. A. (2023) Synthesis of low-cost, bio-based novel adsorbent material using charge-transfer interaction for water treatment from several pollutants: waste to worth, Crystals, 13 (4), 619. doi:10.3390/cryst13040619.<br />Anjaneyulu Y., Sreedhara Chary N. & Samuel Suman Raj D. 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