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    Abstract - Issue Jul 2010, 31 (4)                                     Back


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Removal of melanoidin present in distillery effluent as a major colorant: A Review

 

Radhika Agarwal1, Sneh Lata2, Meera Gupta3 and Pratibha Singh3

1Department of Chemistry, Ideal Institute of Technology, Govindpuram - 201 301, India

2Department of Botany, M.M.H. Post Graduate College, Ghaziabad - 201 001, India

3Department of Chemistry, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida - 201 301, India

(Received: March 30, 2009; Revised received: July 30, 2009; Accepted: August 31, 2009)

 

Abstract: Effluent originating from distilleries contain large amount of dark brown coloured wastewater called molasses spent wash (MSW). This MSW is the unwanted residual liquid waste to dispose because of low pH, high temperature, dark brown colour, high ash content, unpleasant odour and high percentage of organic and inorganic matter. Dark brown colour of MSW is due to the presence of melanoidin pigment. It reduces sunlight penetration in rivers and lakes which in turn decrease both photosynthetic activity and dissolved oxygen concentration affecting aquatic life. So the disposal of this effluent is one of the critical environmental issues. A number of treatment processes have been employed for the distillery waste management. This review paper present an overview of the pollution problems caused by melanoidin and the technologies employed globally for its removal.

Key words: Colour, Effluent, Melanoidin, Waste management, Degradation

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