Characterization & Analysis of Dairy Industry Wastewater

Presented To:
Maam Misbah Afaq

Presented By:
Usman and Ambers Group. Date of Presentation: 8 Feb, 2014

A dairy is a commercial establishment for processing or selling milk and milk products.

Cream and butter Skimmed milk Casein- A milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives and used as a nutrient. Cheese Whey Yogurt Milk powders

Dairy Products

INPUTS
Raw Materials Water Energy Packing Materials MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

OUTPUTS
Finished Products Wastewater Air Emissions By-Product/Wastes

Schematic flow sheet of the main dairy products.

BOD in wastewater is contributed by cream, butter, cheese and whey products. The alkalinity in the effluent is attributed to the presence of the caustic soda, detergents etc. TSS & TDS in the effluent is contributed from different detergents used in vehicle washing, presence of fat particles and salts. The fats from production unit give rise to Oil & Grease

Characterization of Dairy Industry Wastewater

Sr. No

Parameter

Typical Ranges of Concentration

150-1400 500-4000 300-1200 7-10 200-3000 800-5000 100-1700 15-180 11-160 60-807 57-112 11-160 25-49

NEQs
80 150 660 6-9 200 3500 1000 1000 -

1 BOD 2 COD 3 Sulphate 4 pH 5 TSS 6 TDS 7 Chlorides 8 TKN 9 Phosphorous 10 Sodium 11 Calcium 12 Potassium 13 Magnesium Note: All parameters are in terms of mg/L except pH.

Sr. No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Parameter
BOD COD Sulphate pH TSS TDS Chlorides TKN Phosphorous Oil & Grease Temperature (oC)

Mean
1150 2400 75 10 300 1500 77 97.5 65 Trace 31

NEQs
80 150 660 6-9 200 3500 1000 1000 10 40oC

Note: All parameters are in terms of mg/L except pH.

Analysis of Wastewater

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BOD 1150 80

COD 2400 150

SULPHATE 75 660

TSS 300 200

TDS 1500 3500

Phosphorous 65 1000

Chlorides 77 1000

pH 10 9

TKN 97.5

sodium 433

Calcium 84

Potassium 85.5

Magnesium 36

BOD:N:P =100:8.47:5.65, enough nutrients are present so biological treatment is feasible. pH is in Alkaline range, so neutralization is to be carried out, prior to Biological treatment. (should lie between 6.5 to8.5). Equalization tank can also be employed. For the removal of Oil and Grease Dissolved Air Floatation (DAF) units are employed which otherwise may cause operational problems. Temperature is within the range. TSS should also be removed (in Primary Clarifier) as they may cause operational problems in further processes.

Cleaner Production Wastewater Treatment.

Treatment Plant

Ahmad. F. (2007), Biological Treatment of Wastewater for Dairy Product Industry. M.Sc. Thesis, IEER, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. http://www.ecologixsystems.com/industry-dairy.php http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/lead/x6114e/x6114e06.htm