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dc.contributor.author | Abura, Lydia A. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-01T11:54:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-10-01T11:54:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1992-08 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1811 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis describes the anaerobic digestion of cane-sugar industrial effluents as an alternative treatment mode which not only reduces pollutants but affords end-products of economic value. The results show that 75-85%reduction in COD is achieved within a retention period of 5 days. The volume of biogas generated using a floating-dome digester was found to be 0.81m 3 per cubic meter of effluent,within a retention period of 25-33 days. The COD reduction achieved,indicates an operational efficiency of 49.52% on extrapolation, and is equivalent to an estimated saving in woodfuel per annum of 21.76%. The digester effluent had a salinity of 3160 ʯs/cm, and is therefore too saline for agricultural use. Anaerobic digestion of cane-sugar effluents is effective in oxygen-demand reduction but further treatment is required to reduce the pollutants to admissible levels of discharge into the river. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Moi University | en_US |
dc.subject | Biogas generation | en_US |
dc.subject | Cane sugar | en_US |
dc.title | Management of cane-sugar industry effluents by biogas generation: a case study of the Sugar Industry in Muhoroni | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | School of Biological and Physical Sciences |
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