title: Study on biomethonization of waste water from jam industries.
abstract: Anaerobic digestion of wastewater from jam industries was studied in a continuous reactor with different organic loading rates (OLR) and the optimum organic loading rate was 6.5 kg COD/m(3)/day when it was operated with three days HRT. The biodegradability of wastewater in batch experiments was about 90%. The removal efficiency of total COD and soluble COD were found to 82% and 85%, respectively. The specific methane production was 0.28 m(3)/kg of COD removed/day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. smohan@iitm.ac.in
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sunny
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000032:analysis; D005285:Fermentation; D005525:Food-Processing Industry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008697:Methane / Q000378:metabolism*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D010100:Oxygen / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile; D007220:Industrial Waste; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D009584:Nitrogen; D008697:Methane; D010100:Oxygen