01210nas a2200145   4500008004100000245005800041210005800099260000800157300001400165520073800179100001900917700002100936700001700957856009000974       2012                        eng d00aTrends towards zero discharge of distillery effluents0 aTrends towards zero discharge of distillery effluents  cSEP  a211 - 2153 aIn the present paper we have described briefly a customer friendly process for the treatment of distillery effluent to obtain colourless water.In order to bring about improvement of cost factor, our developmental efforts towards cheaper and efficient adsorbents have been elucidated. Further improvement of its cost factor could be achieved by enhancing the colour removal ability of the adsorbent (activecharcoal) with small quantities of oxidizing agents (in ppm level). Recent developments towards obtaining valueadded products from spent wash using various methodologies and techniques have been reviewed with a view to encourage technocrats and entrepreneurs to take lead in this challenging and economically attractive endeavor1 aGokarn, A., N.1 aPande, Anita, R.1 aMayadevi, S.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/trends-towards-zero-discharge-distillery-effluents