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Odorous compounds treatment of winery and distillery effluents during natural evaporation in ponds.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15771108     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During treatment of winery and distillery wastewater by natural evaporation in ponds, formation of malodorous compounds induces harmful olfactory effects. In this work, we studied the origin of malodorous compounds and methods to prevent and treat odours. The formation of volatile fatty acids (VFA) from pure substrates (glycerol, lactic and tartaric acids, ethanol) and complex media (winery and distillery wastewater) was studied. Various anaerobic bacteria ferment the glycerol and produce butyric or propionic acid. Valeric and caproic acids were observed at lower concentrations than butyric and propionic acids, but their malodorous intensities were higher. Microflora produce butyric, valeric, caproic, heptanoic and octanoic acids from ethanol, the main component of winery wastewater. When nitrate (an electron acceptor) is added, catabolism leads to an anaerobic respiration phenomenon (denitrification). The organic compounds are oxidised to CO2 and the nitrate is reduced to N2 (odourless compounds), without VFA formation. The preventive treatment of odours by nitrate addition was tested on an industrial scale in winery and distillery ponds. Furthermore, the study took the effect of nitrate on VFA degradation into consideration. The results make it possible to consider using nitrate for the curative treatment of pond odours.
Authors:
A Bories; Y Sire; T Colin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research     Volume:  51     ISSN:  0273-1223     ISO Abbreviation:  Water Sci. Technol.     Publication Date:  2005  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-03-17     Completed Date:  2005-06-03     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9879497     Medline TA:  Water Sci Technol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  129-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
INRA, Unité Expérimentale de Pech Rouge, Equipe Bio-procédés & Agro-derives, 11430 Gruissan, France. bories@ensam.inra.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Carbon Dioxide / chemistry
Environmental Monitoring
Industrial Waste
Nitrates / analysis,  chemistry
Odors* / analysis,  prevention & control
Oxidation-Reduction
Volatilization
Waste Disposal, Fluid
Wine*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Industrial Waste; 0/Nitrates; 124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide

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