IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

A STUDY ON SALIENT FEATURE AND PROPERTIES OF SUGAR INDUSTRY EFFLUENT QUALITY

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Manjula Sheshagiri 1 and Shobha M S 2*

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Water is a component that all living things require. In this regard, water contributes greatly to and is crucial to the natural cycle. Only 3% of the world's total water supply is available as fresh water. Pollutants from industrial, residential, and anthropogenic activities have considerably risen in the fresh water sources that are currently available. In this situation, conservation methods are crucial to maintaining both the quantity and quality of freshwater bodies. The industrial process that will take place in the industry will use a significant amount of fresh water. While this is happening, the amount of fresh water used is equal to the amount of wastewater that is discharged as effluent. The current study highlighted the contaminants' concentration in the effluent from the sugar sector in this regard. Once the amount of pollutants in the effluents has been determined, the wastewater treatment system can be adjusted using current technology to remove the greatest amount of pollutants from the wastewater. According to CPCB guidelines, every industry must implement Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) in its facilities to prevent the discharge of effluent without treatment. The wastewater released by the sugar industry was examined in the current study, and it was found that the pollutant concentration was relatively high. By using the Biological Treatment Process with Activated Sludge Process (SAP), the treatment efficiency appears to be improved. The analysed parameters of the treated effluent are well within the prescribed by the CPCB for the discharge of effluent to on-land standards and discharged wastewater could be used for the agriculture purposes or any domestic purposes in the industry.

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