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Textile Effluent Treatment Plant

High colour, high TDS, variable pH and temperature, surfactants and sizing chemicals — textile effluent is one of the hardest streams to treat and the most regulated. We design ETPs that meet colour and TDS norms and, where mandated, recover salt and water through ZLD.

The effluent and the norms

Dyeing and printing effluent carries reactive and disperse dyes, salt (20–60 g/L in some dye baths), alkalinity from scouring and mercerising, sizing starch/PVA, and temperatures of 50–70 °C. Discharge norms add colour (often < 400 Pt-Co or 'colourless'), TDS (2,100 mg/L) and sulphate/chloride limits, and in many clusters the State Board mandates zero liquid discharge.

Treatment train we design

  1. Segregation and equalisationDye-bath, wash and process streams segregated; high-TDS streams routed to ZLD, low-TDS to biological treatment; 12–24 h equalisation with cooling.
  2. Physico-chemicalCoagulation (PAC/alum/FeCl₃) with polymer for colour and TSS; primary clarifier; Fenton or ozonation for refractory colour where needed.
  3. BiologicalMBBR or activated sludge with extended aeration for BOD/COD; anaerobic pre-stage for high-COD desizing streams.
  4. TertiaryPSF, ACF and, for reuse, UF + RO — 70–85 % recovery to process.
  5. ZLDRO reject to MEE/MVR evaporator and crystalliser; glauber salt or mixed salt recovery; condensate reused.
  6. SludgeThickening, filter/screw press; hazardous sludge to TSDF.

Where we apply it

Process houses and dyeing units
Ichalkaranji, Solapur, Surat, Tirupur, Bhilwara clusters.
Composite mills
Combined spinning, weaving, processing effluent.
Denim and garment washing
Indigo colour, stone-wash TSS, enzyme streams.
CETP member units
Pre-treatment to CETP inlet norms.

How KK Enviro Engineers delivers

Sampling plan and inlet characterisation → process design (PFD, P&ID, sizing, BOQ) → supply, erection and commissioning → biological stabilisation → handover with O&M manual and training → AMC if you want us to stay. We also audit and upgrade plants built by others.

Frequently asked questions

Can textile ETP meet the colour norm without ozone?

Often yes — good coagulation with the right coagulant/polymer and biological treatment remove most colour; ozone or Fenton is added for stubborn disperse and reactive dyes. Jar tests on your effluent decide.

Is ZLD mandatory for textile units?

In several clusters (parts of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra) the State Board requires ZLD for dyeing units above a threshold or without CETP access. Your consent states it; we design accordingly.

How much water can be recovered?

RO after biological treatment typically recovers 70–85 %; with ZLD, 95 %+ returns as permeate and condensate, and salt is recovered for reuse or disposal.

Send your effluent data

Flow, inlet analysis and required outlet — we reply with a scheme and budget range within one working day.