A process for treatment of spent media from vegetable pickle

Abstract

The present invention discloses a process for the treatment of spent media from vegetable pickle, comprising the steps of a) adding activated carbon to the spent media and heating the media to a temperature of at least 40° C., b) circulating said heated media from step a) through a charge modified depth filter sheet, c) passing the filtrate from step b) through a membrane filter, d) circulating the filtrate from step c) through an ultra violet filter, e) adding sulphites to the filtrate of step d), and f) adding acetic acid or natural alcohol vinegar to the filtrate of step e) to produce the treated spent media. The treated spent media obtained from said process possess enhanced shelf life of upto one year, possess desirable organoleptic, physical, chemical and biological properties as that of fresh media and is suitable for vegetable pickling.

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