Author : N.P. Sonaje and M.B. Chougule

With advances in technology, wastewater may be treated to meet the most stringent quality requirements and can be used for industries and any purposes desired. The potential uses for reclaimed water are indeed numerous and widely varied. Water recycling and reuse can enable communities to strategically link the distribution and use of locally available water resources with specific water quality and quantity goals, particularly in areas where there are concerns of water. Recycled wastewater is a reliable, valuable, drought proof source of water that must be taken into account in formulating a sustainable water policy. There is a need to encourage planned and appropriate wastewater reclamation and reuse in all countries and to establish safe reuse practice for industries. This paper focuses on use of recycling municipal treated wastewater for cotton textile wet processing after a necessary treatment and water conservation techniques in cotton textile wet processing especially in scouring and bleaching.

Keywords: Wastewater recycling, water conservation, k/s values, whiteness index, rubbing index, disinfection.

Article published in International Journal of Current  Engineering  and Technology, Vol.4,No.3 (June- 2014)