Low-Cost Filter Media for Removal of Hazardous Pollutants from Industry Wastewater Effluents

The most hazardous pollutants are found in textile wastewater. Finding filter media that can serve as an adsorbent for treating textile wastewater while being efficient, low-cost, and locally available is critical. This study's objectives are to find identified adsorbents, assess their effectiveness, and compare their capacities. Three different pottery types were gathered from different pottery manufacturing sites in Egypt. The experimental study was conducted in batch mode. The pottery samples were crushed, and an ordinary sieve was used to measure the effective size. Wastewater from the textile industry in Egypt was collected and treated with pottery. Samples of wastewater were analysed both before and after various fine pottery thickness. The wastewater from the textile industry, which had not been treated, had mean concentrations of COD, chromium, TDS, TSS, pH, and conductivity that were higher than allowed. At 150 mm of fine pottery thickness, the respective Cr removal efficiencies of red pottery, white pottery, and grey pottery were 92, 94, and 91%. Red pottery was 74% effective at removing COD. Red pottery, grey pottery, and white pottery each achieved 84, 82, and 81% TDS reduction at a thickness of 150 mm for fine pottery. This study showed that all varieties of pottery have the potential to remediate wastewater from textiles. Conversely, red pottery performed better than white pottery and grey pottery when comparing the average effectiveness of removing hazardous pollutants.