Treatment of Slaughterhouse Wastewater Mike Lawrence NDSU Fall 2006 Overview  Challenges  Wastewater Parameters  Treatment Options  Process Modifications  Typical On-site Treatment Options  Design Problem.

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Transcript Treatment of Slaughterhouse Wastewater Mike Lawrence NDSU Fall 2006 Overview  Challenges  Wastewater Parameters  Treatment Options  Process Modifications  Typical On-site Treatment Options  Design Problem.

Treatment of
Slaughterhouse
Wastewater
Mike Lawrence
NDSU
Fall 2006
Overview
 Challenges
 Wastewater
Parameters
 Treatment Options
 Process Modifications
 Typical On-site Treatment Options
 Design Problem
Challenges of Slaughterhouse
Wastewater
 Wastewater
contains large amounts
of blood, fat, and hair
 Wastewater is above municipal
standards which leaves two options;
on site treatment or pay to be
treated elsewhere
 On site treatment with low capital
and maintenance costs is desirable
Wastewater Parameters
 BOD
approx. 1,000 to 4,000 mg/L
 COD approx. 2,000 to 10,000 mg/L
 SS approx. 200 to 1,500 mg/L
 High Oil and Grease content
 Possible high chloride content from
salting skins
Treatment Options
Discharge to sewer to be treated by
municipal treatment plant
 Land application of wastewater for
irrigation
 Reduce amount of wastewater and/or
concentrations with the wastewater by
changing the processes
 On site Treatment

– Flow Equalization, Screening, Dissolved Air
Flotation, Primary Sedimentation
– Aerobic Treatment
– Anaerobic Treatment
In-Plant Modifications to Reduce
Pollution
Main goal should be to prevent product
from entering the waste stream and using
the least amount of water possible
 Reduce the amount of water used, saves
money in two ways
 Use high pressure and just enough
 Proper detergents
 Lower volume of water helps equipment
 Reuse as much water as possible

Line Separation
 Separating
the various waste
streams as much as possible
 Sanitary lines should be discharged
directly to the city sewer
 Grease waste streams and non
grease waste streams can help
reduce treatment costs
 Separate Blood line
Blood Recovery
Blood has ultimate BOD of 405,000 mg/L
 One head of cattle contains 49 lbs. of
blood which equals 10 lbs. BOD, compared
to 0.2 lbs. discharged per person per day
 All blood should be recovered in a
separate line draining to a tank
 Blood is then dried, commonly a
continuous drier is used
 Profitable end product

Stockpen Area
 Stockpen
waste and other manure
should be hauled away as a solid
 Cleaned periodically with as little
water as possible
 Ideally this water would go to a
separate tank
 From the tank it would be emptied
into a truck and land applied
On-Site Treatment
 Costs
of treating on site or letting
the municipality treat the waste
should calculated
 Maintenance and operation should be
also put into cost analysis
 Flow equalization is usually a very
good first step in on-site treatment
Hydrasieve
BOD Removal 5-20%
 TSS Removal 5-30%

Hydrasieve
Width Height Capacity Estimated
(ft)
(ft)
(gpm)
Price
2
5
75
$5,200
3.5
5
150
$6,400
4.5
7
300
$8,000
5.5
7
400
$10,000
6.5
7
500
$12,000
7
7.3
1000
$20,000
14
7.3
2000
$40,000
21
7.3
3000
$60,000
28
7.3
4000
$80,000
35
7.3
5000
$100,000
SS and Grease Removal
 Grease
removal could be very
profitable
 Skimming operations
– 20 to 30 % BOD removal
– 40 to 50 % SS removal
– 50 to 60 % grease removal
 Dissolved
Air Flotation, DAF
– 30 to 35 % BOD removal
– 60 % SS removal
– 80 % grease removal
Skimming Operation (Primary
Sedimentation)
 Detention
time 1.5 to 2.5 hr
 Overflow Rate 800 to 1200 gal/ft2*d
Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF)

Hydraulic Loading Rate
– 1.5 to 5.0 gpm/ sq. ft.

Solids Removal Rate
– 1.0 to 2.0 lbs/hr/sq. ft.
Anaerobic Lagoons
Ideally the lagoon would be covered, odor &
gas production contained, heat retention
 Not well suited for colder climates
 Detention time 20 to 50 days
 BOD5 loading= 200 to 500 lb/ac.-d

Anaerobic Contact Reactor (ACR)
 Hydraulic
Retention time 0.5-5 days
 Organic Loading rate of 1.0-8.0 kg
COD/m3-d
Flocculator or
Anaerobic Sequencing Batch
Reactor (ASBR)
HRT 6 to 24 hours
 SRT 50 to 200 days
 98% removal with
1.2kgCOD/m3-d
 92% removal with
2.4kgCOD/m3-d
 Possibly rates to
5 kgCOD/m3-d
 Effluent SS range
between 50 – 100mg/L
depending on HRT

Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket
(UASB)
Proteins and fats
may cause problems
in formation of
granules.
 Loading rates of
4-12 kg sCOD/m3-d
 Retention times of
7-14 hours

Design Problem
 Flowrate:120,000
gpd, 83 gpm, Max
300 gpm
 TSS=1500 mg/L
 COD=5000 mg/L
 sCOD=3000 mg/L
 BOD5=2,000 mg/L
 Reduce levels to municipal levels and
discharge into sewer
Screening
 Hydrasieve
 Use
prior to flow equalization to save
on pumps and buildup in the tanks
 Design for max flow of 300 gpm
 4.5 by 7 foot model will handle flow
 Approximate cost of $8,000
Primary
 Loading
Rate of 600 gal/ft2-d
 Final Design
– 8 ft. wide, 25 ft. long, 10 ft. deep
– 8 ft. of weir w/ loading rate of 15,000
gpd/ft
– HRT = 3 hours
10 ft
8 ft
25 ft
Anaerobic Lagoon
 Covered
for heat retention
 Side depth = 8 feet
 Final Design 540 lb BOD5/ac-d
 HRT=80 days
Plan View
400 ft
400 ft
Anaerobic Contact Reactor
 Final
Design HRT=5 days
 Loading Rate 1.0 kg COD/m3-d
 Clarifier design based on 24m/d
settling velocity
56 ft
16ft
Anaerobic Contact Reactor,
30 ft
Completely Mixed
Clarifier
Flocculator,
Deglassifier
10 ft
Aerated Sequencing Batch Reactor
Two reactors of same size
 Feed 8 hr, react 37.5 hr, settle 2 hr,
.5 hr
 Feed 8 hr, react 13.5 hr, settle 2 hr,
.5 hr

drain
drain
24 ft
46 ft
Supernatant Drain 11.5
ft above bottom
Sludge waste
at bottom
Upflow Aerated Sludge Blanket
Reactor
 Loading
Rate of 10 kg sCOD/m3-d
 Two tanks, operated in parallel
 Diameter = 4.5 m, Height= 7 m,
2.5 m for gas storage
4.5 m
7m
Final Design
 Include
Hydrasieve: effectiveness and
low capital, O & M costs
 Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket
Reactor
 Tank is smaller than most of the others
due to high organic loading rate
 Provides constant source of methane
gas