Anaerobic Treatment of high-fat-containing dairy wastewater

What is it about?

Cheese whey with high fat content was treated effectively via three stage anaerobic system.

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Why is it important?

Three stage anaerobic system removed successfulyy high fat cheese whey where sulfate was added to the wastewater to promote degradation (beta-oxidation) of fatty acid produced at very high levels, high retention time was provided for efficient fat degradation in the first acidification tank and two-stage UASBRs were used in series to secure biomass immobilization, thus, methanogenesis.