Effect of Soil and Activated Charcoal on Distillery Effluent Quality
Keywords:
Distillery effluent”, “Adsorbent”, “Soil”, “Activated Charcoal”, “Irrigation” , “Chemical parameter”Abstract
Adsorption treatment of distillery effluent has great potential as a sustainable method as it is a low cost
method. The aim of this investigation is to study the adsorption treatment by using Soil,Activated Charcoal, Soil + Activated
Charcoal (1:1) for purification of distillery effluent. For this, the study encompassing evaluation of reduction of various
physical chemical parameters (pH, COD (48.98%), TS (64%), TDS (55.26%), Ca (80.91%), Mg (78.03%), Na (60%) and K
(75.30%)) of distillery effluent and it was purified by passing through the columns of Soil, Activated Charcoal, Soil +
Activated Charcoal (1:1). Initially distillery effluent was acidic (pH 4.7) and dark brown in color which often cause
psychological fear in farmers for irrigation. Activated charcoal treatment of distillery effluent exhibited maximum reduction
in COD, TS , TDS, Mg, Ca, Na, K and increase in pH toward pH 7 followed by Soil + Activated Charcoal (1:1). Treated
spent has resulted a good growth of wheat seeds.
