dairy waste Articles
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Improving Dairy Wastewater
Dairy Wastewater Treatment The typical dairy wastewater treatment system has a “separator” screen that removes about 10-15% of the larger solids from the flush water. The solids are returned as bedding for the cows, and the dairy waste water liquid flows to the first pond. Typically, there are a series of ponds, which rely on anaerobic (without oxygen) digestion to degrade ...
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CH#829 - Municipal Treatment and Dairy Waste
Background The treatment plant at this midwest city is a well operated facility treating approximately 1 mgd municipal waste from the surrounding community and a high grease load from a local dairy. Over the past several years the publicly owned treatment works has had difficulty producing an excellent quality effluent with respect to BOD 5, and suspended solids. To achieve this level of ...
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Improving dairy plant operating efficiency – Antwerp, Belgium case study
The Problem The INZA Dairy WWTP in Antwerp, Belgium was experiencing problems in the operation of its sewage treatment facilities. The problems centered on an excess concentration of foam developing on the surface of both the aerator and sedimentation tanks, excess concentrations of floating sludge in the effluent, and an overall reduction of the efficiency of the wastewater treatment resulting ...
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CalBio and Bloom Energy to Generate Renewable Electricity From Dairy Waste
On-Site Power Solution Will Dramatically Reduce Methane Emissions from Dairies by Using Captured Biogas to Generate Electricity without Combustion State Programs Enable Renewable Electricity Generated by Dairies to Power Electric Vehicles throughout California Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) and California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio), today announced a collaboration to deploy the companies’ ...
By Bloom Energy
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Analysis of competitiveness of a dairy property through reverse logistics: a case study
This paper aimed at evaluating the competitiveness of a dairy property located in the Western Paraná State that uses the reverse logistics of the animal waste produced by the activity. Therefore, we collected information related to the property and the activity by questionnaires and in loco observations seeking information regarding the drivers that affect the competitiveness of the property, ...
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EDTA in the environment: with special reference to the dairy industry
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic (EDTA) acid has been used as an additive to caustic agents facilitating removal of Ca, Mg and trace metals in dairy processing plants for many years. Effluents from the dairy industry are either discharged to surface waters or used in land irrigation systems. In particular, the effluents from a large dairy factory discharged to a small stream have the potential to pose ...
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Inland Empire Regional Composting Facility (IERCF) - Case Study
The Inland Empire Regional Composting Facility (IERCF) was constructed under a Joint Powers Authority agreement between the Inland Empire Utilities Agency and the LA County Sanitation Districts to manufacture exceptional quality compost that is good: for soil, plants, the environment, and public health. The in-vessel, 150,000 ton per year co-composting facility processes a blend of green ...
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To eliminate the disposal of salty whey from a dairy industry into the sewer in an environmental, social and economical way – a case study from dairy farmers, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
The paper is mainly based on the effluent discharged by dairy industries, with a special focus on Dairy Farmers (Toowoomba, Australia) and the problems faced by the industry in discharging the waste. Dairy Farmers, Toowoomba is basically a cheese-manufacturing unit. The major problem with the effluent discharged from the industry is the presence of a high concentration of salty whey. Due to this, ...
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Project aims to produce fertilizer from wastes
With the highest cattle density in northeastern Wisconsin and urban sprawl sprawling, Brown County has accelerated its investigation into how to handle growing amounts of dairy manure and industrial wastes spread on a diminishing land base.Applying waste on limited crop acreage has led to groundwater contamination issues and pollution problems of lower Green Bay.The solution lies in a value-added ...
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Enhancing Dairy Farm Efficiency with Manure Separators
Dairy farming is not only a crucial part of our food industry but also a significant contributor to agriculture's environmental challenges. Managing dairy waste, especially manure, is a pressing issue that has wide-reaching implications for both the farming community and the environment. In this blog post, we will delve into the importance of manure management in dairy farms and explore the ...
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EDTA in dairy wastewater and removal efficiency - a case study
EDTA is the most widely used chelating agent for removal of undesirable cations in many industrial applications such as the dairy industry. It is generally considered to be non–biodegradable by conventional wastewater treatment, thereby potentially producing an environmental health risk. Under suitable conditions, however, EDTA has been reported to be effectively degraded by micro organisms ...
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Experimental investigations to evaluate benefits of using compost amendments to modify expansive soils
Composting is a successful method of recycling organic waste materials such as yard trimmings, municipal biosolids, animal manure and organic urban wastes into stabilised materials that could be used for bioremediation, erosion control, landscaping, and roadside vegetation. The process of organic wastes composting is expanding rapidly in the USA and other countries since landfill spaces for ...
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The removal & elimination of phosphate & nitrates in swine waste lagoons
DO2E Waste Water Treatment LLC & Dr. J H Wakefield have combined their vast years of knowledge and experience in municipal and industrial waste water treatment and processing to help solve the phosphate and nitrate problem in animal waste disposal for commercial farming operations. With over 50 years of combine knowledge and experience in wastewater treatment, processing and monitoring, Mr. ...
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Feeding Bales and Maize with One Machine Provides an Efficiency Breakthrough for Dairy Farm
Marike Ostebuhr, a dairy farmer from Strackholt, Germany, tells us about how she changed the way she fed her cattle, making it more time efficient and reducing feed waste... Marike Ostebuhr, a Dairy farmer, runs a small operation in Strackholt, Germany with around 120 livestock and 50 milking cows. The name "Strackholt" means "elongated forest". No wonder since it is well known for ...
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