S. Nijalingappa Sugar Institute conducted a special training programme on ‘Condensate balance and use of surplus condensate’ for ancillaries of sugar mills in the State recently.
According to a press release issued by institute director R.B. Khandagave here on Sunday, the programme evoked a good response from the mills which deputed 70 persons for the programme. Dr. Khandagave, D.S. Girigoudar, head of sugar engineering and Co-generation, and other officials of the institute explained about the importance of 70 per cent of water available in sugarcane and generation of huge quantity of condensate from the processes in sugar industry.
They also explained about the surplus condensate available to the extent of 300 litres per tonne of sugarcane, which needed treatment in the condensate polishing unit for making use in distillery and co-generation plants.
Dr. Khandagave also explained about the importance of the vapour condensate treatment and minimising consumption of raw water in the mill and distillery units. He spoke about the reduction in effluent quantity by proper planning and usage of treated condensate to distillery and co-generation plants.
M.B. Londe, adviser to the institute, explained about how to bring down the steam consumption to the extent of less than 32 per cent by proper utilisation of vapour condensate. Official Sunil V. Bhate explained about the methods of treatment of surplus condensate so as to make it suitable for distillery and co-generation plants.
