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Disposal of molasses wastewater of Alcohol production and sugar refinery plants into water resources make irreparable damages to the environment. Continuous disposal of this wastewater causes decreases soil quality and destroys agricultural products. Wastewater which is produced from molasses alcoholic fermentation causes numerous environmental issues due to the dark color and high level of organic compounds. Most of these organic compounds can be eliminated by aerobic or anaerobic biological treatments. Nevertheless, the color which is due to the presence of heavy organic compounds, named melanoidin, in wastewater is hardly removed by conventional biological treatments. In this project, the...