What is spent wash or vinasse, and how is it digested?
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Spent wash, also called vinasse, is the high-COD liquid effluent from molasses-based distilleries. It is a strong but acidic, sulfate-rich substrate, usually digested in high-rate reactors, and it needs careful pH and sulfide management to stay stable.
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- Practitioner — Operating numbers, ranges and failure modes.
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