scholarly journals Evaluation of Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts for the Biodegradation of Sugarcane Distillery Wastewater

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1588
Author(s):  
Graziella Chuppa-Tostain ◽  
Melissa Tan ◽  
Laetitia Adelard ◽  
Alain Shum-Cheong-Sing ◽  
Jean-Marie François ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Filamentous Fungi ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Distillery Wastewater ◽  
Load Removal ◽  
Cheap Alternative ◽  
Ph Increase ◽  
High Chemical Oxygen Demand

Sugarcane Distillery Spent Wash (DSW) is among the most pollutant industrial effluents, generally characterized by high Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), high mineral matters and acidic pH, causing strong environmental impacts. Bioremediation is considered to be a good and cheap alternative to DSW treatment. In this study, 37 strains of yeasts and filamentous fungi were performed to assess their potential to significantly reduce four parameters characterizing the organic load of vinasses (COD, pH, minerals and OD475nm). In all cases, a pH increase (until a final pH higher than 8.5, being an increase superior to 3.5 units, as compared to initial pH) and a COD and minerals removal could be observed, respectively (until 76.53% using Aspergillus terreus var. africanus and 77.57% using Aspergillus niger). Depending on the microorganism, the OD475nm could decrease (generally when filamentous fungi were used) or increase (generally when yeasts were used). Among the strains tested, the species from Aspergillus and Trametes genus offered the best results in the depollution of DSW. Concomitant with the pollutant load removal, fungal biomass, with yields exceeding 20 g·L−1, was produced.

scholarly journals Electro-Persulfate Processes for the Treatment of Complex Wastewater Matrices: Present and Future

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (16) ◽  
pp. 4821
Author(s):  
Annabel Fernandes ◽  
Maria João Nunes ◽  
Ana Sofia Rodrigues ◽  
Maria José Pacheco ◽  
Lurdes Ciríaco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Toxic Chemicals ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Sulfate Radicals ◽  
Experimental Parameters ◽  
Load Removal ◽  
Activated Persulfate

Complex wastewater matrices present a major environmental concern. Besides the biodegradable organics, they may contain a great variety of toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and other xenobiotics. The electrochemically activated persulfate process, an efficient way to generate sulfate radicals, has been widely applied to the degradation of such complex effluents with very good results. This review presents the fundamentals of the electro-persulfate processes, highlighting the advantages and limitations, followed by an exhaustive evaluation on the application of this process for the treatment of complex industrial effluents. An overview of the main relevant experimental parameters/details and their influence on the organic load removal is presented and discussed, having in mind the application of these technologies at an industrial scale. Finally, the future perspectives for the application of the electro-persulfate processes in the treatment of complex wastewater matrices is outlined.

Treatment of wine distillery wastewater by high rate anaerobic digestion

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.L. Melamane ◽  
R. Tandlich ◽  
J.E. Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
High Rate ◽  
High Chemical ◽  
Distillery Wastewater ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Removal Efficiencies ◽  
High Chemical Oxygen Demand

Wine distillery wastewaters (WDW) are acidic and have a high content of potential organic pollutants. This causes high chemical oxygen demand (COD) values. Polyphenols constitute a significant portion of this COD, and limit the efficiency of biological treatment of WDWs. WDW starting parameters were as follows: pH 3.83, 4,185 mg/l soluble COD (CODs) and 674.6 mg/l of phenols. During operation, amendments of CaCO3 and K2HPO4, individually or in combination, were required for buffering the digester. Volatile fatty acid concentrations were <300 mg/l throughout the study, indicating degradation of organic acids present. Mean CODs removal efficiency for the 130 day study was 87%, while the mean polyphenol, removal efficiency was 63%. Addition of 50 mg/l Fe3 +  between days 86 and 92 increased the removal efficiencies of CODs to 97% and of polyphenols to 65%. Addition of Co3 +  improved removal efficiencies to 97% for CODs and 92% for polyphenols. Optimization of anaerobic treatment was achieved at 30% WDW feed strength. Removal efficiencies of 92% and 84% were recorded at increased feed strength from days 108 to 130. High removal efficiencies of CODs and polyphenols after day 82 were attributed to the addition of macronutrients and micronutrients that caused pH stability and thus stimulated microbial activity.

Comparative Study of 'BOD' and PH of Distillery Wastewater

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 56-60
Author(s):  
Kamal Nabh Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Cane Sugar ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Status ◽  
Distillery Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Pollutants ◽  
Major Industry

Industrial processes create a variety of wastewater pollutants which are difficult and costly to treat. Production of ethyl alcohol in distilleries based on cane sugar molasses constitutes a major industry in Asia and South America. The world’s total production of alcohol from cane molasses is more than13 million m3/annum. The aqueous distillery effluent stream known as spent wash is a dark brown highly organic effluent and is approximately 12-15 times by volume of the product alcohol. It is one of the most complex, and strongest organic industrial effluents, having extremely high BOD values. of organic load. The paper reviews the status of BOD values before and after treatment of the distillery wastewater

Quantitative determination of methylene blue in environmental samples by solid-phase extraction and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: a green approach

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (64) ◽  
pp. 34037-34044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rizwan Khan ◽  
Moonis Ali Khan ◽  
Zeid Abdullah Alothman ◽  
Ibrahim Hotan Alsohaimi ◽  
Mu Naushad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Phase ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Green Approach ◽  
Quantitative Monitoring ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass ◽  
High Chemical Oxygen Demand

Industrial effluents with dyes may have appreciably high chemical oxygen demand and suspended solids, posing adverse effects to both humans and aquatic life; therefore, quantitative monitoring of these effluents is essential.

scholarly journals Solar photo-Fenton with simultaneous addition of ozone for the treatment of real industrial wastewaters

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
pp. 2497-2508 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sanchis ◽  
L. Meschede-Anglada ◽  
A. Serra ◽  
F. X. Simon ◽  
G. Sixto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Solar Light ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Efficient Technology ◽  
Simultaneous Application ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Efficient Treatment ◽  
Textile Wastewaters

Abstract Simultaneous application of solar photo-Fenton and ozonation (SPFO) for the efficient treatment of real wastewaters was studied. Four different industrial effluents were selected for the study: landfill leachate, pharmaceutical effluent and two textile wastewaters, in order to demonstrate the effectiveness and versatility of the proposed technology. SPFO performance was compared with individual processes (either solar photo-Fenton or ozonation), as well as the hybrid Fenton and ozonation treatment. In highly polluted wastewaters, combined strategies led to higher organic matter removal than O3 and photo-Fenton processes applied individually. Solar light favoured catalyst regeneration, allowing removal efficiencies up to 67% of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 62% of total organic carbon (TOC) (in the case of textile wastewaters) using an initial concentration of only 10 mg Fe2+ L−1. The reduction of catalyst consumption, along with the absence of sludge production (since Fe2+ removal from the effluent is not required), led to a significant decrease in operational costs (up to 1.22 € kg−1 COD removed) when combined Fenton and ozonation was applied under solar light. SPFO results in a versatile, effective and economically efficient technology, thus postulating as a promising alternative for reducing the organic load of highly polluted industrial effluents prior to biological treatment.

scholarly journals Treatment of Wastewaters Olive Mill by Electrocoagulation and Biological Process

2017 ◽  
pp. 295-304
Author(s):  
M. Neffa ◽  
H. Hanine ◽  
B. Lekhlif ◽  
M. Taourirt ◽  
K. Habbari
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Olive Mill Wastewater ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Olive Mill Wastewaters ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Environmental Pollution Problem ◽  
High Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Olive Mill

Olive mill wastewaters (OMWW) cause a recurrent environmental pollution problem. Treatment and reuse of olive mill wastewater (OMWW) presents significant challenges both due to the nature of olive oil production (seasonal and small scale) and due to the characteristics of the wastewater (high chemical oxygen demand (COD) and high phenolic content in the organic fraction of OMWW principally responsible for the phytotoxicity and microbial growth inhibitory effects of the effluent). In the present work the combined pretreatment of actual olive mill wastewaters by electrocoagulation and coagulation with natural organic coagulant, such as TNN and Kim 2212, and the biological purification, was investigated. Tests were conducted with raw OMWW and diluted with tap water at pH neuter adjusted by adding lime coagulant with chemical oxygen demand (COD) contents of 178 g d'O2.l-1, total suspended solids (TSS) of 6,4 g/L, Conductivity (mS.cm-1) of 29, pH of 4,8 and turbidity of 50 NTK. The optimum removal of COD, turbidity and total polyphenolic was respectively 38,39 % , 74,45 % and 60%. This results was obtained with TNN coagulation at pH (7) and 20 mg/l of the coagulant . The maximum organic matter removals by electrocoagulation (56.76%) processes was achieved after 90 min, by using 15V/m² voltage kept constant for each run at initial pH of the OMWW (4,4). Olive mill wastewater (OMWW) was then treated aerobically with fungi. The results show that the fungus is capable of reducing chemical oxygen demand 68% and 75% for the diluted OMWW at 50 % treated by lime and lime/KIM 2120 respectively, after only 5 days of growth. Neutral pH seems supported aerobic treatment.

Effect of the pH influent conditions in fixed-film reactors for anaerobic thermophilic treatment of wine-distillery wastewater

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Pérez-García ◽  
L.I. Romero-García ◽  
R. Rodríguez-Cano ◽  
D. Sales-Márquez
Keyword(s):  
Retention Time ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Substrate Removal ◽  
Load Rate ◽  
Fixed Film ◽  
Thermophilic Conditions ◽  
Distillery Wastewater

In anaerobic treatments, the pH conditions affect the efficacy and operation of the process. The main purpose of this research is to compare the effect of the pH influent on the performance of a high rate technology at laboratory scale, upflow anaerobic fixed-film reactor, treating distillery wastewater (wine vinasses) in thermophilic conditions. The results obtained shown that the pH influent influences the performance of the biodegradation process: the depurative efficiency is higher for the operation with alkaline influent. The operation with acid influent allows us to operate at organic loading rates (OLR) around 5.6 kgCOD/m3/d (hydraulic retention time: 1.5 days), maintaining total Chemical Oxygen Demand removals (CODr) of 77.2%; the operation with alkaline influent allows total CODr of 76.8% working at OLR around 10.5 kgCOD/m3/d. The greatest efficiency of substrate removal was 87.5% for OLR 3.2 kgCOD/m3/d and hydraulic retention time of 4.0 days operating with alkaline influent. Therefore, the operation with alkaline influent implicates senior levels of purifying efficiency for similar organic load rate.

scholarly journals PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS OF SORVETES AFTER APPLICATION OF FLOCULANTES

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (29) ◽  
pp. 276-281
Author(s):  
M. L. NIELAND ◽  
M. C. DALLAZEN ◽  
A. UEBEL ◽  
M. P. MÜLLER ◽  
M. COLLING ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Physical And Chemical Characterization ◽  
To Come ◽  
Physical And Chemical

The dairy industry plays a major role both economically and socially in Brazil. However, it generates a significant volume of effluent that presents high organic load. Because of this, a proper treatment is required for the generated effluent, trying to minimize the environmental impacts of its disposal. One of the alternatives to make these wastes in accordance to the environmental standards is the use of flocculants and coagulants that are capable of neutralizing the negative charges, causing the particles to come together to facilitate the separation process. This study aims to analyze the efficiency of flocculants for the treatment of effluent from a dairy company located in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Taquari Valley. The flocculants used were Aquafloc and Aquaflot. For this, the parameters of Oils and Greases, Sedimentable Solids and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) were tested. Similar results were obtanied with both flocculants. However, from the analyzed parameters, Aquafloc proved to be more efficient for removal of COD.

scholarly journals Assessment of Surface Water Quality of River Kali-east: A Tributary of River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek Rana
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Industrial Effluent ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
River Ganga

Abstract River Kali-East, a tributary of river Ganga, is a non-perennial river of India which is highly driven by the discharge of sewage and industrial effluent. Twenty-seven locations on the entire stretch (approx. 550 km) of river Kali-East were monitored which indicated that color varied as 20-200 Hazen, dissolved oxygen (DO) as 0-8.16 mg/l, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) as 6.6-410 mg/l, chemical oxygen demand (COD) as 22-1409 mg/l, total suspended solids as 38-4386 mg/l, total dissolved solids as 180-2536 mg/l and fecal coliform as 4.9 × 102 - 34 × 107 MPN/100 ml. High BOD and COD in the river revealed untreated/partially treated industrial discharge into the river and the self-purification capacity of the river Kali-East has been inhibited for a long distance by heavy and undiminished influx of domestic sewage into the river. Twenty-six drains discharge a total organic load of 148 tonnes per day into the river. Maximum pollution load was contributed by Odean Nala (42%) in Meerut district. This study recommends strict regulatory norms for discharge of industrial effluents by the industries in the catchment area of the river, reduction in sewage treatment gap by utilizing alternative treatment technologies (such as constructed wetlands) and proper dilution of polluted river water to improve the overall quality of the river.

The Effect of Metallic and Ionic Species on the Performance of a Biological Effluent Treatment System

1977 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-212
Author(s):  
B. Volesky ◽  
Q. Samak ◽  
P. Waller
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Inorganic Ions ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Ionic Species ◽  
Threshold Concentration ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
Metallic Ions ◽  
Activated Sludge Systems

Abstract Review of the available results appearing in the recent literature is presented focusing particularly upon the effects of metallic ions such as Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, V, Zn, Ni and Co. Some original data involving the effects of Na are presented and discussed. Development of parameters used in evaluating the influence of toxic or inhibitory species on the mixed microbial population of an activated sludge system is of crucial importance and different techniques employed such as BOD-COD-TOC-removal rates, Oxygen Uptake Rate, and others are discussed, showing relative inadequacy of currently applied assays. From the data available, certain trends can be discerned. There is a definite threshold concentration for each metallic ion, depending on the organic load of the feed. In the order of increasing toxicity to activated sludge systems reflected in lower BOD removals the following metals have been listed as inhibiting factors at concentrations starting from 1 ppm applied on a continuous basis: hexavalent chromium, cobalt, zinc, cadmium, trivalent chromium, copper and nickel. Metals in combination have not been reported to exhibit any significantly different effects as compared to those observed with individually introduced metallic ions. Tolerance of some activated sludge systems to shock loadings by various inorganic ions and metals is reviewed. The conclusions are of particular importance for estimating the performance of biox systems handling industrial effluents which are likely to contain toxic components of inorganic or metallic nature.

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