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AssigneeWater Solutions, Inc.
InventorStephen Donald Allen
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A process and system for removing animal processing contaminants and fats, oils, and greases from large volume quantities of waste water. In the process, a waste water stream containing the contaminants is treated with a chemical oxidant, polymer compound and coagulant to create a particle having a diameter greater than 50 microns. Treated waste water is passed through a microfiltration membrane which physically separates the contaminant particle from the waste water. Commercially available microfiltration membranes having a pore size in the range of 0.5 micron to 10 microns may be used. The treated waste water flow rate through the microfiltration membranes can range from at least 200 gallons per square foot of membrane per day (“GFD”) to in excess of 750 GFD. Solids are removed from the membrane surface by periodically backflushing the microfiltration membranes and draining the filtration vessel within which the membranes are located. The dislodged solid material within the filtration vessel is flushed into a holding tank for further processing of the solids. The solid waste product may be incorporated into products for consumption by a different species.
A process for removing animal processing contaminants and fats, oils and greases (“FOG”) from large volumes of wastewater comprising the steps of:
A product for consumption by a different species as rendered from a process for removing animal processing contaminants and fats, oils and greases (“FOG”) from wastewater, the product comprising dry matter in the amount of at least eleven percent (11%) and protein in the amount of at least five and thirty eight hundreds percent (5.38%).
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