Study of Distillery Effluent Treatment by Using Soil, Sand and Activated Charcoal
Keywords:
“Distillery Effluent”, “Chemical Parameters”, “Adsorbent”, “Soil”, “Sand”, “Activated Charcoal”, “Irrigation”Abstract
Adsorbent 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 treatment method of distillery effluent on economic level. For this, the
study 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 original
distillery effluent was acidic (pH 4.7) and dark brown black in color which often cause psychological fear in farmers for its
utilization 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. Treated
effluent showed a good growth of wheat seeds when used for irrigation and reduced demand of chemical fertilizers.
