Brazil is a major sugarcane producer and its production more than doubled over the last
decades to meet global bioenergy demands for reducing crude oil dependency and …

A technical evaluation of stillage characterization, treatment, and by-product recovery in the
ethanol industry was performed through a review of the scientific literature, with particular …

Wastewater reuse is being increasingly emphasized as a strategy for conservation of limited
resources of freshwater and as a mean of safeguarding the aquatic environment due to …

Effluent originating from distilleries known as spent wash leads to extensive soil and water
pollution. Elimination of pollutants and colour from distillery effluent is becoming increasingly …

Molasses-based distilleries are one of the most polluting industries generating large
volumes of high strength wastewater. Different processes covering anaerobic, aerobic as …

Distillery spent wash is the unwanted residual liquid waste generated during alcohol
production and pollution caused by it is one of the most critical environmental issue. Despite …

In this study, sugarcane molasses was explored as a sole source of nutrients for the
production of a value added product (biosurfactant) using an isolated strain Bacillus subtilis …

Decolorization of various dyes by pellets of white rot fungi was studied. All fungal pellets
used could remove more than 75% of the color of these dyes in 24 h. Effect of various …

Mexican distilleries produce near eight million liters of mezcal per year, and generate about
90 million liters of mezcal vinasses (MV). This acidic liquid waste is very aggressive to the …

The aim of this study was to isolate microorganisms capable of decolourizing and degrading
anaerobically treated distillery spent wash. A bacterial consortium DMC comprising of three …