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Amount Of Microparticles In Textile Wastewater Can Be Counted Using Lasers

The amount of microparticles detected in wastewater from the textile industry may now be measured and controlled in a novel way according to new research financed by Nike. Due to a lack of standardisation when measuring particle quantities, especially those below 20 μm, which make up the majority of microparticles in the environment, the research intended to address the issue of comparing microparticle data from different studies.

A Shellfish Inspired Solution To Clean Up Textile Wastewater

Every year, the textile industry uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water to dye garments – enough to fill 2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Most of this water, loaded with harmful chemicals and dyes, flows untreated into rivers and streams. That’s why researchers at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), have created a new nanomaterial that they say can clean up these dyes and other pollutants from industrial wastewater.

EU Funds Research On Sustainable Bio-Based Colorants and Dyeing

University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Educational Sciences has received a significant EU consortium grant under the Horizon Europe framework programme for Colour4CRAFTS, a multidisciplinary project that combines the cultural tradition of dyes and textile dyeing with the development of novel dyeing techniques and bio-based dyes.