Researchers at National institute of technology,Andhra Pradesh, have developed a continuous reactor for the treatment of textile industrial effluents by nano coupled advanced oxidation process.
The students have initiated this research towards the mission of clean water by recycling the pollutants fromTirupur, Nadu.
The thermal activation of salts results in the generation of reactive radicals. The process focuses on the simultaneous generation of hydroxyl and sulphate radicals, which catalyse the removal of dye pollutants.
The rate of removal was almost doubled by the addition of ferrous tagged biochar nanocomposite that acts as a heterogeneous Catalyst. Based on the developed process, an integrated reactor was designed for continuous removal of textile dyes.
In the current Indian scenario, the researchers are working towards the mission of sustainability andSwachh Bharat, the scaled-up version of this work to provide a sustainable solution for the removal of pollutants from water systems by providing clean water.