Microbiological Colourants Removal from Sugar Beet Molasses Vinasse – The Effects of Process Parameters and Vinasse Dilution Cover Image

Microbiological Colourants Removal from Sugar Beet Molasses Vinasse – The Effects of Process Parameters and Vinasse Dilution
Microbiological Colourants Removal from Sugar Beet Molasses Vinasse – The Effects of Process Parameters and Vinasse Dilution

Author(s): Marta Wilk, Małgorzata Krzywonos, Przemysław Seruga
Contributor(s): Monika Paradowska (Editor), Johannes (Joost) Platje (Editor), Diana Cibulskienė (Editor)
Subject(s): Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: decolourization; sugar beet molasses vinasse; Lactobacillus plantarum; lactic acid bacteria

Summary/Abstract: Distilleries, in addition to ethanol, produced vinasse which is hazardous for the environment. Sugar beet molasses vinasse (BMV) is the most problematic waste from distilleries because of the coloured compounds contained therein. Traditional methods of the removal of the pollutant load from the waste do not allow simultaneous decolourization. The paper presents a microbiological method of coloured compounds removal from BMV. The conditions of the process (pH and temperature) and vinasse concentration were optimized. The bacteria Lactobacillus plantarum MiLAB393 applied showed the decolourization activity of 26% in medium consisted of 30% v/v of BMV at pH0=6.5 and 35.8°C.

  • Issue Year: 17/2017
  • Issue No: 2 (42)
  • Page Range: 335-345
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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