Industrial wastewater is generally not similar to municipal wastewater when it comes to its structure. To
ensure the quality, which is determined by the Decree on the emission of substances and heat when
discharging waste water into waters and the public sewage system (Official Gazette RS, No 64/12, 64/14
and 98/15), the regulation for the relevant industry and Environmental permit, industrial wastewater
needs to achieve an appropriate purity level before it can be released into public sewage or surface
waters. In the master thesis I, using a concrete example from the paper and textile industry, determined
the characteristics of wastewater, examined the legislative restrictions and, based on the results,
proposed applicable technological treatment to ensure sufficient quality for the release into public
sewage. Due to the exceeded level of COD and coloration in the paper industry wastewater, I proposed
treatment with MBR technology with subsequent oxidation using ozone. Textile industry wastewater
contained excessive concentration of suspended solids, anionic and non-ionic surfactants as well as an
insufficient pH level, which is why I suggested coagulation treatment with Al2O3 and sedimentation in
the lamellar sedimentation tank. PH levels were increased by adding 30% NaOH, while the
concentration of anionic and non-ionic surfactants decreased with the adsorption on active carbon. In
addition to that, I performed an economic analysis of the proposed measures and compared them with
an alternative possibility of wastewater’s transit to a central purification plant in order to execute the
treatment process.
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