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   <dc:title>Effective utilization of textile waste</dc:title>
   <dc:creator>Abdul Karim Derbas, Racha</dc:creator>
   <dc:subject>Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Textile waste</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Sewage disposal plants</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Textile industrial waste</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Wastewater treatment plant</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Sludge Management</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Effluent Management</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Residus tèxtils</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Aigües residuals -- Plantes de tractament</dc:subject>
   <dcterms:abstract>Aquest projecte pretén analitzar el millor enfocament dels residus industrials tèxtils de cotó generats a través d'una planta de tractament d'aigües residuals en termes de sostenibilitat i economia circular.</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:abstract>Este proyecto tiene como objetivo analizar el mejor enfoque para los residuos industriales textiles de algodón generados a través de una planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales en términos de sostenibilidad y economía circular.</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:abstract>Textile industrial process have been increasing along the population’s growth. Water is used as a&#xd;
primary resource in the manufacturing process, being involved in the wet processing stages. The&#xd;
amount of water that goes into the process is considerably high and as a result wastewater is produced.&#xd;
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are responsible for purifying the effluent generated by this&#xd;
industrial sector. Taking this into account, this project aim to analyze qualitative and quantitative a&#xd;
cotton textile company that produces 600 m3 of wastewater and 127.743 kg of dry sludge daily. The&#xd;
effluent treated is dispersed in water bodies and the sludge generated is sent to the landfills. A more&#xd;
sustainable choice of management is proposed for both the treated effluent and the sludge based on&#xd;
the Waste Hierarchy Principle (WHP) imposed by European legislation. The effluent generated from&#xd;
the wastewater treatment plant met the discharge standards, however an additional treatment of&#xd;
disinfection is required for the reuse of this water within the cotton wet processing steps. The study&#xd;
conclude the most feasible sludge management, according to the sludge composition, where it is&#xd;
categorized under material recovery (dewatering, landspreading and composting), energy recovery(&#xd;
thermal processes) and disposal (landfill). Based on the WHP route proposed by the legislation and the&#xd;
composition of the sludge generated by the ETP, it was found that due the low organic material&#xd;
content, the most feasible solution is material recovery. Each alternative is analyzed quantitively and&#xd;
qualitative in order to find the most sustainable route.</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:abstract>Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::6 - Aigua Neta i Sanejament</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:abstract>Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::12 - Producció i Consum Responsables</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:abstract>Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::13 - Acció per al Clima</dcterms:abstract>
   <dcterms:issued>2022-06-30</dcterms:issued>
   <dc:type>Master thesis</dc:type>
   <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</dc:rights>
   <dc:rights>Open Access</dc:rights>
   <dc:rights>Attribution 4.0 International</dc:rights>
   <dc:publisher>Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya</dc:publisher>
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