Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review
Sugarcane has been recognized as a cash crop in both developed and developing countries for the past century. The sugar manufacturing process requires large volumes of water and consequently generates high-strength wastewater, which, if not treated properly, poses significant environmental risks. Th...
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| description | Sugarcane has been recognized as a cash crop in both developed and developing countries for the past century. The sugar manufacturing process requires large volumes of water and consequently generates high-strength wastewater, which, if not treated properly, poses significant environmental risks. This review paper focuses on various treatment techniques for sugar industry effluents including physicochemical, aerobic, anaerobic, and membrane-based approaches. While aerobic and membrane-based methods yield promising results, they are not cost-effective due to high energy demands and challenges related to sludge disposal. Anaerobic methods are more energy-efficient, enabling energy recovery as methane and hydrogen gas while producing less sludge. Sugar industry effluents, which have high organic concentrations, offer great potential for energy recovery through anaerobic treatment. However, the application of anaerobic methods on a commercial scale is limited by long startup periods and seasonal variations in effluent characteristics. The combination of high-rate anaerobic and aerobic methods has proven effective for treating high-strength wastewater. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-542f47fae4334876b3d4194c23886d612025-02-08T05:01:51ZengElsevierCleaner Water2950-26322025-06-013100067Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A reviewSadia Fida0Maria Yasmeen1Rabia Adnan2Muhammad Zeeshan3Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila 47080, PakistanInstitute of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, PakistanInstitute of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, PakistanTechnische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, Berlin 10623, Germany; Berlin School of Business and Innovation, Alte Post, Karl-Marx-Straße 97-99, Berlin 12043, Germany; Corresponding author at: Technische Universität Berlin, Water Treatment, KF4, Str. des 17. Juni 135, Berlin 10623, Germany.Sugarcane has been recognized as a cash crop in both developed and developing countries for the past century. The sugar manufacturing process requires large volumes of water and consequently generates high-strength wastewater, which, if not treated properly, poses significant environmental risks. This review paper focuses on various treatment techniques for sugar industry effluents including physicochemical, aerobic, anaerobic, and membrane-based approaches. While aerobic and membrane-based methods yield promising results, they are not cost-effective due to high energy demands and challenges related to sludge disposal. Anaerobic methods are more energy-efficient, enabling energy recovery as methane and hydrogen gas while producing less sludge. Sugar industry effluents, which have high organic concentrations, offer great potential for energy recovery through anaerobic treatment. However, the application of anaerobic methods on a commercial scale is limited by long startup periods and seasonal variations in effluent characteristics. The combination of high-rate anaerobic and aerobic methods has proven effective for treating high-strength wastewater.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950263225000055Aerobic processesAnaerobic processesBiological treatmentPhysicochemical treatmentSugarcaneWastewater treatment |
| spellingShingle | Sadia Fida Maria Yasmeen Rabia Adnan Muhammad Zeeshan Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review Cleaner Water Aerobic processes Anaerobic processes Biological treatment Physicochemical treatment Sugarcane Wastewater treatment |
| title | Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review |
| title_full | Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review |
| title_fullStr | Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review |
| title_short | Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review |
| title_sort | treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater a review |
| topic | Aerobic processes Anaerobic processes Biological treatment Physicochemical treatment Sugarcane Wastewater treatment |
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