IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/recore/v54y2010i12p1405-1411.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The modified water source diagram method applied to reuse of textile industry continuous washing water

Author

Listed:
  • Ulson de Souza, Antônio Augusto
  • Melo, Aline Resmini
  • Pessoa, Fernando Luiz Pellegrini
  • Guelli Ulson de Souza, Selene Maria de Arruda

Abstract

Effluents generated by textile processes are complex matrices which have a considerable polluting potential, with a high organic load, accentuated color and toxic chemical compounds which have a significant impact on the environment. Reducing the volume of effluents through direct reuse or using purification processes, without affecting the quality of the finished product, constitutes a great challenge to the textile industry. In this context, this study focuses on reducing the consumption of industrial water through the reuse of continuous washing water in the textile industry. To this aim, a methodology based on the water source diagram (WSD) method was developed, taking the fabric flow as a reference and applying the concept of pseudo-concentration at the inlet and outlet of the tank units of the continuous washing process. The results obtained in a case study demonstrated the efficiency of the application of the proposed methodology, where an alternative was generated with a 64% reduction in the water consumption.

Suggested Citation

  • Ulson de Souza, Antônio Augusto & Melo, Aline Resmini & Pessoa, Fernando Luiz Pellegrini & Guelli Ulson de Souza, Selene Maria de Arruda, 2010. "The modified water source diagram method applied to reuse of textile industry continuous washing water," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 54(12), pages 1405-1411.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:54:y:2010:i:12:p:1405-1411
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.06.001
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344910001370
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.06.001?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. de Arruda Guelli Ulson de Souza, Selene Maria & Melo, Aline Resmini & de Souza, Antônio Augusto Ulson, 2006. "Re-utilisation conditions of wastewaters from textiles industries," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 49(1), pages 1-13.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Kris Hartley & Jasper Roosendaal & Julian Kirchherr, 2022. "Barriers to the circular economy: The case of the Dutch technical and interior textiles industries," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 26(2), pages 477-490, April.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Ulson de Souza, A.A. & Forgiarini, E. & Brandão, H.L. & Xavier, M.F. & Pessoa, F.L.P. & Guelli U. Souza, S.M.A., 2009. "Application of Water Source Diagram (WSD) method for the reduction of water consumption in petroleum refineries," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 53(3), pages 149-154.
    2. Karthick, Ramalingam & Kumaraprasad, Ganesan & Sruti, Balasubramanian, 2010. "Hybrid optimization approach for water allocation and mass exchange network," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 54(11), pages 783-792.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:54:y:2010:i:12:p:1405-1411. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Kai Meng (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/resources-conservation-and-recycling .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.