Water management initiatives in sugarcane molasses based distilleries in India

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 351-367

  Tewari, P K ^a   Batra, V S ^a   Balakrishnan, M ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol distillery; Effluent treatment; Molasses; Wastewater reuse; Water management

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; MOLASSES; SUGAR CANE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ALCOHOL DISTILLERY; WASTEWATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FRESH WATER; MOLASSES;

ALCOHOLS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; MOLASSES; SUGAR CANE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ALCOHOL; EFFLUENT; MOLASSE; RECYCLING; SUGAR CANE; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; INDIA; POLLUTION; SUGARCANE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34548839905     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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