In a chapter textile industry as a significant source of organic pollutants is presented. The whole textile chain with potential source of pollution is discussed in detail, from raw materials, used chemicals and dyes, nature of textile processes to final products. Additionally, some textile wastewater treatment processes are discussed as well as the incineration of waste textile materials.
B.06 Other
COBISS.SI-ID: 15803926Sustainable water use in industry is the goal of AquaFit4Use, by a cross-sectorial, integrated approach. The overall objectives are: the development and implementation of new, reliable, cost-effective technologies, tools and methods for sustainable water supply, use and discharge in the main water consuming industries in order to significantly reduce water use, mitigate environmental impact and produce and apply water qualities in accordance with industrial own specifications (fit - for - use) from all possible sources, and contributing to a far-going closure of the water cycle in a economical, sustainable and safe way while improving their product quality and process stability. The 4 pillars of the project are: a) Industrial Water Fit-for-use, b) Integrated water resource management, c) Strong industrial participation and d) Cross-sectorial technologies and approach. The heart of AquaFit4Use however is the development of new cross-sectorial technologies, with a focus at biofouling and scaling prevention, the treatment of saline streams, disinfection and the removal of specific substances. By intensive co-operation between the industries, the knowledge and the technologies developed in this project will be broadly transferred and implemented. This AquaFit4Use project is based on the work of the Working group 'Water in Industry' of the EU Water Platform WSSTP. The expected impacts of AquaFit4Use are: A substantial reduction of fresh water needs (20 to 60%) and effluent discharge of industries; integrating process technologies for further closing the water cycles; Improved process stability and product quality in the different sectors and strengthening the competitiveness of the European Water Industry. In report the main achievements and results of developed wastewater treatment concepts in four European industrial sectors, leading to sustainable and close loop water management is presented.
D.06 Final report on a foreign/international project
COBISS.SI-ID: 16727062The book chapter reviews the most important parameters that contribute to the sensor's design and its final characteristics. The survey of selected applications of nanosensors is based on polymer nanoparticles (prepared from e.g. polyacrylates, polystyrene) and on sol-gel based nanoparticles, namely for the determination of pH, oxygen, ions and some other molecules.
B.06 Other
COBISS.SI-ID: 15769366The main contribution of the presented work was to study the possibility of using natural colorants obtained by aqueous extraction of fresh leaves of common walnut tree (Junglans regia) for dyeing of wool yarn, which would be later used for unique knitted and embroidered products with high-added value. Two dyeing procedures, standard dyeing and meta-mordanting, were carried-out using different initial concentrations of extracted colorant, as well as the type and the amounts of mordants during metamordanting procedure. The obtained results of colour measurement confirmed that when the type of mordant was varied during meta-mordanting, the wide spectre of colour hues could be obtained, i.e. from light brown over greenish- brown to dull olive. Generally,the employment of CuSO4 mordant gives greener hues and FeSO4 bluer and less red hues compared to original (un-mordanted) samples. Metallic salts also enhance the colour strength and fastness properties of dyed samples to washing and artificial light.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
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