A process for the recovery of de -salted organics from spent wash suitable for utilization in cattle feed formulation

Abstract

Sugarcane molasses based alcohol distilleries generate dark coloured effluent commonly known as spent wash. Due to its high potassium content; ca. 10% on dry matter basis, spent wash is not preferred for use in cattle feed formulation. The present invention provides a process for the recovery of low potassium containing organics (K+ <3% on dry matter basis) from spent wash and methods for its utilisation, as binder in cattle feed formulation, in place of sugarcane molasses. Then instant invention would enable value addition and utilisation of sugarcane molasses based distillery effluent and in effect would make additional quantity of sugarcane molasses, erstwhile consumed in preparation of cattle feed, available for alcohol production.