ENA Sectors 2024-06-28 14:38:21 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Jun 28 (KNN)</strong> The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur has introduced a technique for treating wastewater from the textile dyeing industry, addressing the long-standing issue of harmful azo dye discharge into the environment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The novel method utilises environmentally friendly far ultraviolet (UV) light at 222 nm, offering a significant improvement over traditional mercury-based UV light treatments operating at 254 nm.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">This innovation comes as a response to the textile industry's production of large volumes of wastewater containing persistent contaminants that have proven difficult to remove through conventional means.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Led by Dr. Ram Prakash, Professor in the Department of Physics, the research team at IIT Jodhpur developed an approach using a 222 nm Kr/Cl2 excimer UV light source.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Their method has demonstrated notable efficacy in decomposing Reactive Black 5 (RB5), a dye commonly found in textile wastewater.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The study, recently published in Nature Scientific Reports, explored both direct photolysis and an advanced oxidation process (AOP) utilising titanium dioxide (TiO2) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Results indicate that the degradation rate of RB5 was approximately 27 times faster using the excimer-222 light and H2O2 AOP compared to conventional UV-C based methods.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Looking ahead, the IIT Jodhpur team plans to optimise the process for industrial applications and investigate the potential use of far UV-C light in other environmental remediation efforts and sustainable agricultural practices.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">This development marks a significant step towards more effective wastewater treatment in the textile industry, potentially mitigating environmental pollution and promoting sustainable water reuse.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 38390 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/iit-jodhpur-develops-innovative-wastewater-treatment-for-textile-industry 2024-06-28 14:38:21 knnindia.co.in