Space 2 Tex
July 6, 2004 | bengisu
waste water recycling in textile finishing through the application and further development of membrane bio-reactors used space life - support systems.
The textiles and clothing industry is one of Europe's leading industrial sector with a turnover of 198 billion Euro and a work force of 2.2 million employees distributed in more than 100.000 companies in EU15 mainly represented by SMEs.
Environmental issues constitute a major challenge for SMEs, mostly when wastewater in textile finishing is concerned. The textile finishing industry uses water as the principal medium for removing contaminants and applying dyes and finishes. Apart from a minor amount of water that evaporates during drying, the bulk is discharged as aqueous effluent.
The main concern is therefore about the huge amount of water discharged and the chemical load it carries. The release of chemicals and process auxiliaries in the water is a huge problem for the quality of life and health of European citizens.
The EC has recognized the seriousness of the problem in the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), in the Directive 96/61/CE IPPC/BAT, and in the 19th amendment to Council Directive 76/769/EC, stating that the Member States are obliged to “take the appropriate steps to eliminate pollution of the waters by the dangerous substances”.
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