Distillery effluent as a potential medium for bacterial cellulose production: a biopolymer of great commercial importance

F Jahan, V Kumar, RK Saxena - Bioresource Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, an attempt was made to utilize the distillery effluent for the production of
bacterial cellulose by a novel bacterial species, Gluconacetobacter oboediens. Maximum …

Comprehensive overview and proposal of strategies for the ethanol sector in India

B Dey, B Roy, S Datta, KG Singh - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Government of India has recognized the use of ethanol to be beneficial for the
country's environment and energy security. So, ethanol blending has been mandated in …

Biohydrogen production from Enterobacter cloacae IIT-BT 08 using distillery effluent

P Mishra, D Das - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Distillery effluent poses severe environmental pollution problem mainly due to its high
organic content. During alcohol fermentation, most of the essential macro-and micro …

Promoting biofuels: the case of ethanol blending initiative in India

MM Roy, A Chandra - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2019 - Springer
In India, a gradual shift from fossil fuels to renewable fuels is considered necessary in view
of growing energy demands of road transportation sector and also addressing the …

Identification and prioritisation of barriers and drivers for achieving ethanol blending target in India using Delphi-PESTEL-Fuzzy-AHP method

B Dey, B Roy, S Datta - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2024 - Springer
In India, ethanol is recognised as a fuel for its potential to provide environmental and energy
security-related benefits to the country. So, an Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) has been …

Emission characteristics for combustion of sludge with coal in a grate furnace aimed at boiler application

A Patil, L Dhote, A Middey, RA Pandey, S Kumar - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Distillery sludge and coal co-combustion are favorable energy recovery options which also
help to overcome the individual feed sample disadvantages. The emission of PM, SO 2 …

Comparative evaluation of the hydrogen production by mixed consortium, synthetic co-culture and pure culture using distillery effluent

P Mishra, S Roy, D Das - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Wastewater comprises of various carbon sources. So, the use of microbial consortium may
improve the hydrogen production and organic reduction. The present study deals with …

Treatment of distillery wastewater in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

AB Saner, AK Mungray, NJ Mistry - Desalination and water …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The treatment of high-strength wastewater from distillery was studied in a bench-scale
upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. Reactor was operated at different organic …

[PDF][PDF] Treatment of distillery spentwash by electrocoagulation

V Khandegar, AK Saroh - Journal of Clean Energy Technologies, 2014 - jocet.org
Effluent from distilleries, known as spent wash, leads to extensive soil and water pollution.
Removal of pollutants and color from distillery effluent is becoming increasingly important …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of strategic locations to establish molasses based bioethanol production facility in India

A Anand, P Kaushal - Cleaner Environmental Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Molasses-based bioethanol is an alternative to fossil fuels and is of immense strategic
significance to India for its energy security. The sustainability of a bioethanol project …