Research Article
Pharmaceutical Effluent Treatment Using Multi-effect Evaporator Process
Table 1
Raw effluent characteristics from pharma industry.
| S. no. | Parameters | Plant-1 effluent sample | Plant-2 effluent sample | Plant-3 effluent sample | Plant-4 effluent sample | Combined effluent |
| 1. | pH | 8 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 2. | TSS, mg/l | 2000 | 1670 | 2100 | 1500 | 2800 | 3. | TDS, mg/l | 14895 | 13750 | 14800 | 12500 | 15300 | 4. | BOD, mg/l | 9720 | 10200 | 6720 | 7500 | 8500 | 5. | COD, mg/l | 27000 | 29230 | 24480 | 25200 | 26500 | 6. | TKN, mg/l | 950 | 785 | 620 | 550 | 800 |
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