This project aims at developing of enzyme and microbial based biotechnical processes for treatment and recycling of dye house effluents to improve competitiveness of European textile industry against Far East countries by using new, eco-efficient technologies with less environmental impact resulting in lower environmental costs. With regard to quantity, the textile finishing industry is the most important effluent discharger. At present sewage treatment is mainly through end of pipe techniques, where mixed waste water is treated. In particular the dye house effluents contribute significantly to effluent charges making them the most cost-intensive waste water from the textile industry. Biotechnical treatment and recycling of those particular waters is more effective than treatment of mixed effluents. Implementation of biotechnical methods into treatment of textile effluents will save water resources, minimise effluent, improve quality of work, thus enable the EU to continue as an important region of textile production.

Contacts

Coordinator

• Hartwig HOECKER / The University of Technology Aachen German Wool Research Institute / GERMANY

Participant

• Arthur GROSS / Berghof Filtrations-Und Anlagentechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg / GERMANY
• Gordon CAWOOD / Coats Viyella Clothing Stevensons Amber Dyeworks / UNITED KINGDOM
• David CHIDDICK / De Montfort University Department of Textile Design and Production / UNITED KINGDOM
• Dieter ZIMMERMANN / Dystar Textilfarben Gmbh & Co GERMANY
• Karl Heinz ROBRA / Graz University of Technology Institute for Environmental Biotechnology / AUSTRIA
• Janez POLJANEC / KRKA, TOVARNA ZDRAVIL, D.D SLOVENIA
• Karl-Dieter STRATEN / Kammgarnspinnerei Stoehr Gmbh GERMANY
• Juha AHVENAINEN / Technical Research Centre of Finland Biotechnology Department / FINLAND
• Fernando DE SOUSA / Textil Alberto de Sousa SA PORTUGAL
• Cecilia LEAO / Universidade do Minho Textile Engineering Department / PORTUGAL