Studies in characterization & treatments of sugar industry waste water

Sugar Industries operate on seasonal basis viz. November to April in India depending on the cane sugar production. Use of clean water in sugar industry is mainly in following manufacturing processes viz., 1. Spraying on sugar cane during crushing. 2. Gland cooling and floor washing in the mill house. 3. Filter cloth washings. 4. Evaporation and cleaning of other equipments. 5. Condensing the vapor in evaporators and vacuum pan boiling. 6. Floor washing in evaporators. 7. Boiler plants. These same operations generates equal amount of waste water they used. The nature of impurities present in polluted water can be determined by physico-chemical analysis during my studies. The objective of this study is-1.To determine various physico-chemical characteristics of the combined waste water. 2.To understand and evaluate the effect of adsorbents and coagulants 3.To study the influence of adsorbent dosage on various parameters of waste water. 4.To understand the mechanism of adsorption of various pollutants. 5.To suggest appropriate dosage, contact period and temperature when powdered charcoal is employed as an adsorbent.