PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OFEFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AT UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED, BHIWADI

Abstract

The United Breweries Limited plant at Bhiwadi, Distt Alwar (Rajasthan) produces beer of different strengths. Since the brewery uses organic materials for manufacture of beer, the wastewater generated is of very high strength in terms of BOD, COD & TSS. The wastewater generated as a result of the manufacture of beer is treated in effluent treatment plant in the premises of the unit. A qualitative analysis was carried out to ascertain the performance of the brewery wastewater effluent treatment plant at United Breweries Limited. The overall performance of the plant was generally satisfactory. Physical & chemical parameters viz. pH, chemical oxygen demand(COD), biological oxygen demand(BOD), mixed liquor suspended solids(MLSS), sludge volume index(SVI), volatile acids, alkalinity, total suspended solids(TSS), Total Dissolved Solids(TDS) etc. were analyzed besides understanding the various processes behind manufacturing of beer. The averaged brewery wastewater influent infl...