An Assessment of Energy and Groundwater Consumption of Textile Dyeing Mills in Bangladesh and Minimization of Environmental Impacts via Long-Term Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Baseline

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Beitragende

  • Abdullah Al Mamun - , Mississippi State University (Autor:in)
  • Koushik Kumar Bormon - , Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Mst Nigar Sultana Rasu - , Hohenstein Institute Bangladesh (Autor:in)
  • Amit Talukder - , Mississippi State University (Autor:in)
  • Charles Freeman - , Mississippi State University (Autor:in)
  • Reuben Burch - , Mississippi State University (Autor:in)
  • Harish Chander - , Mississippi State University (Autor:in)

Abstract

Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sectors have evolved to increase market share in the global textile supply chain. Textile sectors heavily rely on energy and groundwater consumption during production; mainly, textile dyeing mills contribute to the carbon footprint and water footprint impact to the environment. Textile dyeing mills have become one of the major industries responsible for the continuous depletion of groundwater levels and severe water pollution to the environment. Reduction of long-term key performance indicators (KPI) can be set to a baseline by reducing energy and groundwater consumption in textile dyeing mills. This study has analyzed the energy and groundwater consumption trend based on 15 textile dyeing mills in Bangladesh in 2019. The average dyed fabric production of 15 textile dyeing mills in 2019 was 7602.88 tons by consuming electricity and groundwater, and discharging treated effluent wastewater to the environment, in the amounts of 17,689.43 MWh, 961.26 million liters, and 640.24 million liters, respectively. The average KPI of treated effluent discharged wastewater was 97.27 L/kg, and energy consumption was 2.58 kWh/kg. Considering yearly 5% reduction strategies of groundwater and energy consumption for each factory could save around 355.43 million liters of water and 6540.68 MWh of electricity in 10 years (equivalent to 4167.08-ton CO2 emission).

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)511-523
Seitenumfang13
FachzeitschriftTextiles
Jahrgang2
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Dez. 2022
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

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Schlagwörter

  • effluent treatment, energy and water footprint, groundwater level, heavy metals discharge, key performance indicator