Bioremediation of Wastewaters of Sugarcane Biorefineries

Abstract

In addition to sugar, sugarcane biorefineries emerge as the integration of different sugarcane industries and produce several wastes and wastewaters that are disposed into the environment. In biorefineries and other facilities, these wastes are used to produce several chemicals, including bioplastics and bioethanol. However, these industries use a greater amount of fresh water and their effluents, which have high amounts of solids and are released mostly into water or used for crop irrigation. Inadequately treated and indiscriminately disposing and discharging of effluents to the environment contributes to a greater risk of pollution of soils and waters. Therefore, to minimize the side effects, control the environmental burden, grow the beneficiaries of waste, and sustain a healthy environment for the future, proper management of industrial wastes is important.