Ceramic membrane behavior in textile wastewater ultrafiltration Original Research Article

Textile industries are rated as the most polluting among all industrial sectors taking into account both wastewater volume and composition. In order to be able to reuse these effluents, membrane technologies have been proven as a viable alternative. However, these technologies show some drawbacks, such as the retentate stream management and the worsening of their performance due to membrane fouling. Therefore, effluents must be pre-treated in order to prevent fouling. Membrane technologies also provide some alternatives for these pre-treatments by means of the application of ceramic ultrafiltration among others.