Research Article

-Based Photocatalytic Treatment of Raw and Constructed-Wetland Pretreated Textile Wastewater

Table 1

Characteristics of untreated and pretreated textile wastewater, subjected to photocatalysis.

ParameterUntreated sampleCW-pretreated sample
BlueRedBlackBlueRedBlack

Absorbance at max intensity in Vis0.88 at 592 nm1.99 at 520 nm3.1 at 598 nm0.55 at 592 nm0.99 at 520 nm1.1 at 598 nm
COD [mg/L]372351360280215245
BOD [mg/L]18318518714893100
pH8.1–8.28.1–8.28.1–8.2~7.3~7.3~7.3
Toxicity [%]8410010073100100