Method and system for processing waste products generated in an animal dehairing operation
AssigneeMonfort, Inc.
InventorsWesley W. Potter, R. Paul Clayton
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Abstract
Disclosed is a novel method and system for dehairing an animal, providing a system for recycling and safely disposing of chemical and biological wastes produced during such dehairing method. Included in such method are processes for handling sodium production in waste materials, reducing and handling production of H2S, removing sulfides from animal hides, safely disposing of sulfide waste, removing solids from the waste materials, and reducing water and reagent use and disposal.
Claims9
A method for processing waste products generated in an animal dehairing operation comprising the steps of:
- a) collecting a first waste stream after a chemical depilatory substance has been contacted with an animal's hair;
- b) collecting a second waste stream containing a greater content of animal hair components than said first waste stream;
- c) separately processing said first waste stream to recover at least a portion of said depilatory substance;
- d) separately processing said second waste stream by separating animal hair components from said second waste stream;
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- e) monitoring whether H2S gas is generated during said method.
A system for processing waste products generated in an animal dehairing operation comprising:
- a) a means for collecting a first waste stream after a chemical depilatory substance has been contacted with an animal's hair;
- b) a means for collecting a second waste stream containing a greater content of animal hair components than said first waste stream;
- c) a means for separately processing said first waste stream to recover at least a portion of said depilatory substance;
- d) a means for separately processing said second waste stream by separating animal hair components from said second waste stream;
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- e) a means for monitoring whether H2S gas is generated during said dehairing operation.
A system for processing waste products generated in an animal dehairing operation comprising:
- a) a means for collecting a first waste stream after a chemical depilatory substance has been contacted with an animal's hair;
- b) a means for collecting a second waste stream containing a greater content of animal hair components than said first waste stream;
- c) a means for separately processing said first waste stream to recover at least a portion of said depilatory substance;
- d) a means for separately processing said second waste stream by separating animal hair components from said second waste stream;
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- e) a means for recycling at least one of said first and second waste streams to reuse components thereof in said dehairing operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.