Up to 90%
sludge reduction
Target impact pending pilot validation
Textile wastewater • sludge reduction • water recovery
Solvent-Based Textile Wastewater Treatment for Sludge Reduction and Water Recovery
HydroTex is developing a modular extraction and regeneration platform for dye-rich textile wastewater, targeting lower operating costs, circular solvent reuse, and pilot-ready industrial validation.
Feasibility-first
Real wastewater validation
Commercial pilot pathway
Impact targets
Environmental and economic benefits, stated clearly.
HydroTex is built around measurable outcomes that matter to investors, grant evaluators, and industrial partners: lower sludge burden, lower target treatment cost, circular chemistry, and traceable process control.
Figures are target values for validation and should be confirmed through real wastewater testing and pilot operation.
€0.3–1.0/m³
target OPEX
Designed for cost-focused textile ETPs
Reusable
bio-based solvent
Circular regeneration loop concept
AI-supervised
optimization
PLC-ready decision support, not black-box control
Technology concept
A circular solvent loop for dye-rich textile effluent.
HydroTex is designed as a modular retrofit pathway for dyeing and finishing plants. The system transfers dyes from wastewater into a reusable organic phase, regenerates the solvent, and concentrates contaminants into a smaller waste stream.
Extraction
Targeted dye transfer from wastewater into a reusable solvent phase.
Regeneration
Solvent loop designed for repeated reuse and lower consumable demand.
Waste reduction
Aim to replace bulky sludge with a smaller concentrated output.
Industrial control
PLC-ready automation with optional AI-supervised optimization.
Textile effluent
Colored wastewater
HydroTex module
Extraction + regeneration
Recovered water
Lower color load
Validation focus: residual solvent, solvent loss per m³, phase separation, secondary waste handling, COD impact, and stable repeated regeneration cycles.
Validation roadmap
From feasibility to commercial deployment.
The roadmap is intentionally staged. Each phase reduces technical, economic, and customer-adoption risk before major capital is committed.
1
Feasibility Study
Define samples, KPIs, safety requirements, and techno-economic assumptions.
2
Real Wastewater Validation
Test real textile wastewater for color removal, solvent loss, and phase separation.
3
Pilot Project
Operate a customer-relevant pilot with decision gates and cost evidence.
4
Commercial Deployment
Deploy modular units after performance, EHS, and economics are validated.
Competitive OPEX
A target cost range designed to compete with established treatments.
HydroTex is positioned against the treatment options already known to textile mills. The target OPEX range is attractive, but it must be validated with real wastewater, solvent-loss data, and pilot operating evidence.
Operating cost comparison
€/m³Coagulation0.4–1.5
Activated Carbon0.5–3.0
Ozone/AOP1.0–5.0
Membranes1.0–10.0
HydroTex target0.3–1.0
02.55.07.510.0
Competitive comparison
Not another black-box treatment promise.
HydroTex should be evaluated against the technologies mills already consider. The differentiation is not simply color removal; it is the potential to reduce sludge, regenerate process chemistry, and provide a lower-cost retrofit path.
Technology
Why it is used
Key limitation
HydroTex positioning
TechnologyCoagulation
Why it is usedLow CAPEX and familiar operation
Key limitationHigh chemical demand and wet sludge generation
HydroTex positioningTargets lower waste burden through extraction and regeneration
TechnologyActivated Carbon
Why it is usedStrong color removal
Key limitationSpent media replacement or regeneration cost
HydroTex positioningDesigned around a reusable solvent loop
TechnologyOzone/AOP
Why it is usedHigh decolorization potential
Key limitationEnergy and oxidant cost can be significant
HydroTex positioningTargets moderate energy use and lower consumable burden
TechnologyMembranes
Why it is usedExcellent polishing and reuse potential
Key limitationFouling, concentrate management, and high CAPEX
HydroTex positioningPositioned as a retrofit pathway before high-CAPEX reuse systems
AT
Dr. Amir Talebi
Environmental Technology Researcher & Founder
PhD in Environmental Technology
Founder profile
Technical depth with a validation-first commercialization path.
HydroTex is founder-led by Dr. Amir Talebi, combining environmental technology research with a practical focus on wastewater treatment, industrial feasibility, and pilot planning. The current priority is to convert proof-of-concept chemistry into real wastewater evidence, customer discovery, and partner-ready pilot documentation.
Compliance-ready thinking
Sustainability-driven design
Industrial partner focus
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