Laboratory Scale Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor for Treatment of Stillage from Fruit Distillation

Stillage is a term used for some residues from distillery plants. These liquid residues are a big problem in the sector because of the high concentration of pollutants. However, distillery plants generate not only liquid discharges but also solid residues, the treatment of which is generally based on aerobic processes (Rada et al., 2009); in the case of liquid residues, both aerobic and anaerobic treatments are adopted (Deepak and Adholeya, 2007).