| In this article, we take a look at key industries that | | | | manifold mainly in pharmaceutical, explosives, alcohol |
| have benefited from the Advanced 'Immobilized Cell | | | | fermentation, food industries etc. The industries are |
| Reactor' wastewater treatment technology: | | | | engaged in processing of raw tapioca into starch |
| 1) Leather Industry: | | | | powder through peeling, crushing, washing and settling |
| The Advanced 'Immobilized Cell Reactor' technology | | | | the milk of starch and drying in solar evaporation pans. |
| performs at a credible level for the removal of | | | | 4) Chemical Industry: |
| organics estimated as BOD and COD from | | | | The industry is engaged in manufacturing certain type |
| wastewater generated in garment leather | | | | of monomers that discharge only 3500 liters per day. |
| manufacturing industry. The maintenance cost of the | | | | The wastewater was of high COD in the range of |
| effluent treatment plant was reduced by $2000 per | | | | 70-90 g/l. The reactor treated wastewater was |
| annum, through savings on electricity and chemicals. | | | | expected to meet the discharging standard of Dubai |
| The wastewater treated using the immobilized cell | | | | municipality i.e. COD 3000 mg/l and BOD 1000 mg/l. |
| reactor supported the growth of vegetative plants and | | | | The suggested treatment technology for the |
| aquatic bred animals. | | | | treatment of wastewater was anaerobic treatment |
| 2) Textile Industry: | | | | followed by Advanced 'Immobilized Cell Reactor' |
| The technology was applied for the treatment of | | | | treatment. |
| wastewater discharged from textile-yarn-dyeing | | | | The anaerobic system used was anaerobic contact |
| industry. The wastewater contains the dissolved | | | | filter filled with polymeric material of void ratio 0.5. The |
| organics classified under dyestuff, starch, EDTA, | | | | reactor was of height 5.5 m and dia. 1.5 m. The |
| citrate etc. The immobilized cell reactor treated | | | | anaerobically treated wastewater was treated further |
| wastewater met the discharging standards reused | | | | in immobilized Cell bioreactor of height 5 m and dia. 1 m. |
| within the industry or used for irrigation purposes. | | | | The treated wastewater from the reactor was able |
| 3) Sago Industry: | | | | to meet the discharging standards prescribed by the |
| Tapioca, the commercial crop is a source for | | | | regulatory agencies in Dubai. |
| production of starch. The potential use of starch is | | | | |