The dairy-processing industry generates various types of organic wastes, which are utilised as stock feed, for anaerobic digestion, spread on land or alternatively land-filled at high costs. Owing to the generation of renewable energy, anaerobic digestion is an attractive option for many factories. To enhance the biological degradation process, a mechanical disintegration of various waste dairy streams was undertaken. While the successful application of ultrasonic treatment has been reported for various municipal waste streams, limited information was available for dairy industry applications. The results of this study showed that ultrasonic treatment can improve the digestibility of the more problematic dairy waste streams, such as sludges, by breaking down micro-organisms' cell walls and releasing soluble cell compounds. For more soluble streams, such as dairy factory effluent, an increased gas production was observed and attributed to the reduced particle size of the fat globules.
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Ultrasonic treatment to improve anaerobic digestibility of dairy waste streams Available to Purchase
L. Palmowski;
*School of Engineering and Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, 3218, Australia, (E-mail: [email protected])
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L. Simons;
L. Simons
**Food Science Australia, Werribee, 3030, Australia, (E-mail: [email protected])
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R. Brooks
R. Brooks
***Dairy Processing Engineering Centre, Werribee, 3030, Australia, (E-mail: [email protected])
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Water Sci Technol (2006) 53 (8): 281–288.
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L. Palmowski, L. Simons, R. Brooks; Ultrasonic treatment to improve anaerobic digestibility of dairy waste streams. Water Sci Technol 1 April 2006; 53 (8): 281–288. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2006.259
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