Octavio, Carvajal-Zarrabal and Cirilo, Nolasco-Hipolito and Dulce, Barradas-Dermitz and Patricia M., Hayward-Jones and Guadalupe, Aguilar-Uscanga and Kopli, Bujang (2011) Treatment of vinasse from tequila production using polyglutamic acid. Journal of Environmental Management 95 (2012) S66-S70.
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Abstract
Vinasse, the wastewater from ethanol distillation, is characterised by high levels of organic and inorganic matter, high exit process temperature (ca. 90 _C) and low pH (3.0e4.5). In this study, the treatment of tequila vinasse was achieved by a flocculationecoagulation process using poly-g-glutamic acid (PGA). Results showed that the use of PGA (250e300 ppm) combined with sodium hypochlorite and sand filtration managed to remove about 70% of the turbidity and reduced chemical oxygen demand (COD) by 79.5% with the extra benefit of colour removal. PGA showed its best flocculating activity at pH 2.5e3.5 and a temperature of 30e55 _C. Such a treatment may be a solution for small tequila companies for which other solutions to deal with their vinasse may not be economically affordable.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS |
| Subjects: | A General Works > AC Collections. Series. Collected works |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology |
| Depositing User: | Karen Kornalius |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2014 07:52 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Apr 2016 06:01 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2387 |
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