This paper describes the determination of fatty acid composition of coffee, citrus and rum distillery wastes using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Lipid extracts of the waste samples are derivatized with phenacyl bromide and their phenacyl esters are separated on a C8 reversed-phase column by using continuous gradient elution with water and acetonitrile. The pre...

Anaerobic digestion is the most suitable option for the treatment of high strength organic effluents. The presence of biodegradable components in the effluents coupled with the advantages of anaerobic process over other treatment methods makes it an attractive option. This paper reviews the suitability and the status of development of anaerobic reactors for the digestion of selected organic eff...

Thin-film composite nano-filtration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes based NF followed by ROpilot plant at a feed pressure of 20 atm.and flow rate of 10 L/min. was used to remove colour, total dissolved solid (TDS) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) of distillery spent wash. NF was found to be effective for high rejection of TDS, colour and COD by 85%, 99% and 95%, respectively. Furthermor...

The distillery sector is among the biggest industrial water user in United Kingdom (UK) and simultaneously delivers valuable by-products traditionally used for cattle feed, but recent years increasingly bioenergy generation. Our research provides new insight into these two aspects of alcohol production by 1) presenting first scarcity footprint Scottish single malt whisky, 2) comparing potential...

Vinasse is a colored recalcitrant wastewater of the distillery industry. The aim of this work was to study the use of Phanerochaete chrysosporium for the vinasse degradation under two different growth conditions. Vinasse was treated by P. chrysosporium in a liquid inoculum form, during 32 days at room temperature (approximately 25 degrees C) and at 39 degres C. Chemical oxygen demand (COD), tot...