Botanical Treatment System

Description Wastewater is treated in an integrated system with anaerobic and aerobic solution. The aerobic solution is based on the botanical treatment system. The technique involves creating a bed of textured soil normally not more than 1 metre deep. This soil layer is planted with wetland plants. Wetland plants are so evolved to survive and [...]

Municipal Waste Compost

Description Compost plants are cured to convert organic waste to manure. The process of decomposition is supported to convert organic wastes which we generate everyday (in homes, restaurants, offices, schools, canteens, markets and gardens) to produce nutrient rich compost. Organic matter decomposition for production of organic manure can take place in the absence of air, [...]

Bioreactors for Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste

Description TIDE, in technical collaboration with Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc has implemented a project for the conversion of the organic fraction of the municipal solid waste into energy and resources in Sirigupa town, Bellary district. Application The project constructed a bioreactor (a plug flow digester) that would convert the organic fraction into methane and [...]

Vermi-Composting Units

TIDE recommends different types of composting techniques depending on the nature of the waste, the organic material to be composted, the location and the type of enterprise conceived for management of the facility. Vermi-composting is recommended in rural areas where the material to be composted is largely agricultural residue, which does not harm the earthworms. [...]

Integrated Solid Waste Management – Chikmagalur and Raichur, Karnataka

Integrated Solid Waste Management – Chikmagalur and Raichur, Karnataka Description: This project was initiated at the instance of Directorate of Municipal Administration, Governemnt of Karntaka and the Indo Norwegian Environment Program to demonstrate an Integrated Solid Waste Management system in compliance with the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) rules 2000 as notified by the [...]

Bio Reactors for clean coffee effluent

Bio Reactors for clean coffee effluent Description: Coffee fruit is pulped and washed to obtain parchment. These two operations lead to the generation of two types of effluents – the pulp water and the wash water. These effluents have organic materials which when let into water bodies deplete oxygen from the water, and cause distress [...]

Bio Reactor for Canteen waste

This Bio Reactor for Canteen waste was installed at Transport House, KSRTC, Bangalore. Immobilized cell bioreactor is a high rate bio-methanation plant using spent biomass as the bacterial support. Application Methane producing bacteria (methanogens) are trapped on partially digested leafy biomass. Biomass wastes can be fed to these biogas plants in a totally dry state [...]