The main objectives of pre-treatment are: to segregate waste into active and non-active streams; to facilitate transport, treatment, conditioning and packaging by separating active streams into components or converting the waste into a form suitable for such operations; to recover products for recycling.

What is a pretreatment and why is it important?

The purpose of the pretreatment program is to block the introduction of pollutants, which can cause damage to equipment and interfer with the wastewater treatment process, into the wastewater collection and transmission system. The program is important in preventing harm to workers, the public and the environment.

What is the purpose of pretreatment process in biofuel?

Conversion of glucose as well as xylose to bioethanol needs some new fermentation technologies to make the whole process inexpensive. The main goal of pretreatment is to increase the digestibility of maximum available sugars.