Study of Distillery Effluent Treatment by Using Soil, Sand and Activated Charcoal
| Author(s) | : | Bharat Kumar, Amritansh Rawat, Ishan Walia, Raghav Virmani |
| Institution | : | Department of Chemistry Doon International School, Dehradun, 248001, U.K., India |
| Published In | : | Vol. 4, Issue 1 — January 2017 |
| Page No. | : | 142-146 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Adsorbent treatment of distillery effluent has great potential as a sustainable method as it is a low costmethod. The aim of this investigation is to study the treatment method of distillery effluent on economic level. For this, thestudy encompassing evaluation of reduction of various physical chemical parameters (Color, Odor, pH, COD, TS, TDS, Ca,Mg, Na and K) of distillery effluent was treated by passing it through the columns of soil, sand and charcoal. The originaldistillery effluent was acidic (pH 4.7) and dark brown black in color which often cause psychological fear in farmers for itsutilization for irrigation. After 72 hour treatment of effluent, maximum reductions in its physico chemical properties (COD,TS, TDS, Mg, Na, Ca,) are observed with activated charcoal and increase in pH toward pH 7 followed by soil. Treatedeffluent showed a good growth of wheat seeds when used for irrigation and reduced demand of chemical fertilizers.
Bharat Kumar, Amritansh Rawat, Ishan Walia, Raghav Virmani, “Study of Distillery Effluent Treatment by Using Soil, Sand and Activated Charcoal”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp. 142-146, January 2017.
