Question

Waste water treatment in chemical , leather , medicine industry

Answer 1

Chemical industrial wastewaters usually contain organic and inorganic matter in varying concentrations. ... Because of the specificity of theirwaste waters, the chemical industryare required either improving the existing waste water treatmentprocesses or developing combinations of various processes.

Leather industry:- Large quantity of water is used in tanning process of which 90% of the water is discharged as effluent. A part of the leather processing, solid and gaseous wastes are also discharged into the environment. ... Thus, the treatment of tannery effluents is a matter of great concern for the country.

Medicine Industry:-
Pharmaceuticals Industry: Water &Wastewater Treatment. The U.S. pharmaceuticals and drugs sector is a huge market. ... The processwastewater generated by the production processes contains a variety of conventional parameters (e.g., BOD, TSS and pH) and other chemical constituents.