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Journal of Environmental BiologypISSN: 0254-8704 ; eISSN: 2394-0379 ; CODEN: JEBIDP |
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Abstract - Issue Jul 2010, 31 (4) BackRemoval
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, 2Department of Botany, 3Department of Chemistry, JSS (Received: 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,
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