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Utilization Potential of Brewery Waste Water Sludge as an Organic Fertilizer
Author(s) -
Kanagachandran K.,
Jayaratne R.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2006.tb00236.x
Subject(s) - compost , effluent , waste management , environmental science , fertilizer , nutrient , germination , biodegradable waste , pulp and paper industry , organic fertilizer , agronomy , chemistry , environmental engineering , biology , engineering , organic chemistry
ABSTRACT Brewery waste water sludge (BWS) is produced as the result of aerobic biological treatment of brewery effluent. Analysis of this waste material revealed that it contained valuable nutrients for plant growth with high water retention. Germination and plant growth trials were carried out with chili and pumpkin. The potential of applying sun dried brewery waste water sludge and admixing with two different types of compost were evaluated and outlined in this paper.