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Bioremediation and Decolourisation of Biomethanated Distillery Spent Wash

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In the era of modern civilisation, the discharge of effluent from the industries is an unavoidable phenomenon. Though this discharge can be reduced by process modification, it cannot be avoided altogether. There is an urgent need for cost-effective and ecofriendly methods for the wastewater treatment. Nowadays, distilleries are considered as one of the most polluting and growth-oriented industry in the world. Distilleries consume huge amount of water in manufacturing of alcohol and produce large amount of wastewater containing high organic load, acidic nature and are usually dark brown in color. This wastewater alters the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of receiving waterbody and soil if discharged without any treatment. This chapter presents the studies and investigation on industrial wastewater treatment techniques especially for distillery effluent. Various treatment techniques were used by investigators for colour and organic matter removal from anaerobically digested distillery effluent (ABDE) produced by Lords Distillery Ltd., Nandganj, Ghazipur, UP. Biological methods including aerobic and anaerobic methods were used with extensive dilution. The non-biological methods like electrocoagulation, adsorption and coagulation have also been used to a great extent. However, economical, compact and efficient techniques for the treatment of wastewater from distilleries is required. Taking this in consideration, developing effective treatment plan for distilleries, i.e. coagulation followed by mixed culture aerobic treatment (fungal and algae) seems to be a viable cost-effective and ecofriendly technique in future.

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The authors would like to acknowledge University Grants Commission (UGC), India for granting fund to carry out this research work. Combined laboratory facilities of School of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India as well as the collaborative and continuous support of Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India also deserves acknowledgement.

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Shukla, S.K., Mishra, P.K. (2015). Bioremediation and Decolourisation of Biomethanated Distillery Spent Wash. In: Singh, B., Bauddh, K., Bux, F. (eds) Algae and Environmental Sustainability. Developments in Applied Phycology, vol 7. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2641-3_9

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