Industry Solutions
Distillery and Winery Wastewater Treatment
Treatment systems for distillery and winery wastewater with high organic load, including anaerobic digestion, biogas recovery, polishing and water reuse.
Discuss Your Requirement
Distilleries
A waste water treatment project for a Distillery where treating most stringent molasses based distillery effluent, as per local’s discharge norms.
Challenge
- Treatment of stringent effluent generated by Molasses based distillery
- Having effluent characteristics as:
- COD: 120,000 PPM
- BOD: 80000 PPM
- TSS: 17000 PPM
- Major space constraint
Treatment Process
- Two Stage Anaerobic Treatment
- Activated Sludge Treatment
- Clarification
- Physio- Chemical treatment Filtration
Advantages of Offered System
- Energy: The use of the anaerobic digester as a pre-treatment before the Activated sludge treatment will significantly reduce the power consumption, as there is no requirement for aeration.
- Space: Anaerobic digester reduces the space requirement by reducing the aeration tank sizes.
Water and Wastewater Treatment Priorities
Distillery and winery wastewater can carry very high biodegradable organic load and seasonal flow variation, creating opportunities for anaerobic treatment and useful biogas recovery.
Key engineering priorities
- Segregation and equalisation of high-strength process streams
- Anaerobic digestion for COD reduction and biogas generation
- Aerobic polishing for discharge or downstream reuse treatment
- Sludge handling, nutrient balance and odour control
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Singapore regulatory and water-efficiency context
Applicable requirements depend on the discharge route, water use and facility operations. Review current guidance and confirm project-specific obligations with the relevant authorities.
Frequently Asked Questions
What water treatment systems are used for Distilleries & Wineries?
The treatment train is selected from the incoming water quality, process-water specification and utility demand. It may include clarification, filtration, softening, RO, UF, EDI, disinfection or final polishing.
How is wastewater from Distilleries & Wineries treated?
Wastewater streams are characterised and, where useful, segregated before physical, chemical, biological or membrane treatment is selected for the required discharge or reuse objective.
Can treated wastewater be recycled in Distilleries & Wineries operations?
Often yes. The practical reuse applications and recovery rate depend on stream chemistry, variability, treatment reliability, risk controls and the water quality required at the point of reuse.
What information is needed to design a Distilleries & Wineries water solution?
Useful inputs include flow profiles, water analyses, production schedule, target quality, discharge requirements, available footprint, utilities, existing equipment and expected future capacity.
Does World Technologies support Distilleries & Wineries projects in Singapore?
Yes. World Technologies can support assessment, process design, equipment integration, commissioning and lifecycle service for suitable projects in Singapore and the wider region.