Environmental pollution and health hazards from distillery wastewater and treatment approaches to combat the environmental threats: a review

P Chowdhary, A Raj, RN Bharagava - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Distillery industries are the key contributor to the world's economy, but these are also one of
the major sources of environmental pollution due to the discharge of a huge volume of dark …

Biological approaches for treatment of distillery wastewater: a review

D Pant, A Adholeya - Bioresource technology, 2007 - Elsevier
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 …

Wastewater treatment in molasses-based alcohol distilleries for COD and color removal: a review

Y Satyawali, M Balakrishnan - Journal of environmental management, 2008 - Elsevier
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: treatment technologies and potential applications

S Mohana, BK Acharya, D Madamwar - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

Implications of stillage land disposal: a critical review on the impacts of fertigation

LT Fuess, ML Garcia - Journal of Environmental Management, 2014 - Elsevier
Stillage is the main wastewater from ethanol production, generated specifically in the step of
distillation. Regardless the feedstock, stillage contains high concentrations of organic matter …

Distillery stillage: characteristics, treatment, and valorization

W Mikucka, M Zielińska - Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Distilleries are among the most polluting industries because ethanol fermentation results in
the discharge of large quantities of high-strength liquid effluents with high concentrations of …

Treatment of mezcal vinasses: A review

V Robles-González, J Galíndez-Mayer… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

Organic and inorganic pollutants in industrial wastes: ecotoxicological effects, health hazards, and bioremediation approaches

G Saxena, RN Bharagava - Environmental pollutants and their …, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Rapid industrialization and urbanization around the world has led to the recognition and
understanding of the relationship between environmental contamination and public health …

Biodegradation and decolourization of anaerobically treated distillery spent wash by a novel bacterial consortium

S Mohana, C Desai, D Madamwar - Bioresource Technology, 2007 - Elsevier
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 …

Removal of color from biomethanated distillery spentwash by treatment with activated carbons

Y Satyawali, M Balakrishnan - Bioresource Technology, 2007 - Elsevier
This work examined 19 carbon samples prepared by acid and thermal activation of various
agro-residues viz. bagasse, bagasse flyash, sawdust, wood ash and rice husk ash for color …