International Journal of Dairy Technology · 2010 · 12 citations · 19 references
EngineeringDairy ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringDairy MicrobiologyWastewater TreatmentWater TreatmentAnaerobic DigestionDairy FermentationDairy ProcessingMilk ProcessingSludge ManagementSludge TreatmentAnaerobic DigestersAnaerobic Sequencing Batch ReactorsAnaerobic TreatmentAnaerobic Treatment ProcessesCheese Manufacturing ProcessEffluent ManagementOrganic Matter RemovalRemoval Efficiency
The objective of this work was to compare two anaerobic reactor configurations, a hybrid upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASBh) reactor and an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor with immobilised biomass (ASBBR) treating dairy effluents. The reactors were fed with effluent from the milk pasteurisation process (effluent 1—E1) and later with effluent from the same process combined with the one from the cheese manufacturing (effluent 2—E2). The ASBBR reactor showed average organic matter removal efficiency of 95.2% for E1 and 93.5% for E2, while the hybrid UASB reactor showed removal efficiencies of 90.3% and 80.1% respectively.
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