AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD), TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS) AND COLOR FROM THE EFFLUENT OF COTTON LINTER PROCESSING INDUSTRY

摘要

mixing the effluent characterized in that with a flocculating agent for a period of 1-10 minutes at a temperature ranging from 20 to 40°C, allowing the effluent to settle fro a period ranging from 30-120 minutes to obtain the desired treated effluent.