Industrial pollution reduction programme : waste minimization project at DCSL Seeduwa

Abstract

Distilleries Corporation of Sri Lanka (DCSL) at Seeduwa produces various brands of Alcohol from toddy such as; a) Extra special arrack - 33.5% vol alcohol, 6 month maturity b) Blue label arrack - 33.5 vol% alcohol, 6-12 month maturity c) VSOA - 36.8 vol% alcohol, 2-3 years maturity d) Double Distilled alcohol - 36.8 vol% alcohol, 2-3 years e) Tappers arrack - 33.5 vol% alcohol, 1 year maturity Approximately 120 hi of abs. Alcohol is produced per day. The plant has a capacity of processing 6.62 m3 of toddy per hr. The objective of the work is to Analyse the process, Identify Waste Minimization options, Suggest suitable waste minimization solutions, Evaluate technical feasibility, viability and environmental aspects and Implement waste minimization options