We are a progressive nation and a major part of this growth is to be attributed to the industrialization. However, considering the amount of industrial waste being generated as industrialization is picking up pace, conditions are gruesome. India is a developing nation and our services and products are at par with the world, but when it comes to handling the trail left by this onward journey, we aren’t very meticulous. The norms to handle industrial waste are as it is quite vague and deal with the present rather than the future consequences. Additionally, only a small percentage complies with even those.
Today, India is the largest sugar producing and consuming country and the waste generated at large scales is either left to rot in the open or is flushed into the perennial rivers untreated. But, thanks to some of the conglomerates active in this sector like Wave Sugar Industries, Bajaj Hindustan Ltd. and Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., who responsibly treat and use the wastes produced by their units.
Today, India is the largest sugar producing and consuming country and the waste generated at large scales is either left to rot in the open or is flushed into the perennial rivers untreated. But, thanks to some of the conglomerates active in this sector like Wave Sugar Industries, Bajaj Hindustan Ltd. and Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., who responsibly treat and use the wastes produced by their units.
Here is how sugar by-products and wastes are used at major producers like the well-known Wave
Molasses
It is the only by product of sugar and is extremely useful. Most manufacturers including Wave Sugar Industries trade this to industrial alcohol producers. Almost 90% of the total molasses produced is consumed in this way and the remaining is used for making potable alcohol. It is also used to manufacture yeast and fodder for cattle.
Bagasse
It is the leftover of the stalk, after it is completely crushed to extract its juice. It is basically used as a combustible in the mill’s furnaces to produce steam, which in turn is used to generate electricity. Due to this, the dependence of these mills on the state’s electrical resources has been minimalized.
Press mud and spent wash
These are the ultimate residues, the former is the filtrate of the juice while the latter is a waste from distillery, and is used to make bio degradable manure for farms, which is rich in potash.
Thus, this industry is becoming completely green and self-sufficient.
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