Demonstration of Wastewater Recycling in a Slaughterhouse
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Abstract
The implementation of research results in industrial applications is a crucial step in the development of innovative technologies. In this work, slaughterhouse wastewater recycling was successfully realized. The system, comprising a process combination of flotation, membrane bioreactor, and reverse osmosis, was able to treat the wastewater from a medium-sized poultry slaughterhouse in northwestern Tunisia. The process managed to treat approximately one-third of the wastewater to the required standard for agricultural irrigation. An additional 35% was purified to drinking-water quality. The remaining water was discharged as concentrate, meeting the necessary limits for indirect discharge. As a result, the slaughterhouse’s fresh water consumption was reduced by 35% and the amount of wastewater by around 70%. With the combined system, average reductions of 99%, 98%, and 96% were achieved for the parameters COD, TN, and electrical conductivity, respectively.
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OpenAlex topics: Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
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Institut für Technischen Umweltschutz, Fachgebiet Umweltverfahrenstechnik, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. KF 2, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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“Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung” (BMBF) · Open-Access-Publikationsfonds of Universitätsbibliotheken TU Berlin und UdK Berlin · “Federal Ministry of Education and Research” (BMBF)
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