How to WWT Solutions for fruits and vegetable processing?
Wastewater from food production and agricultural operations is a significant cause of pollution in the environment.
Food processing wastewater contains substantial amounts of nutrients, organic carbon, inorganics, suspended and dissolved particles. It has high biochemical and chemical oxygen needs, making it one of the most challenging and costly wastes to manage. When directly released, it must be treated to levels that will not harm receiving waters due to excessive nutrients or oxygen demand, or will not disturb publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) when discharged to sewers.
Fruit and vegetable processing factories produce huge volumes of high-strength effluent that must be treated before being discharged. Discarded fruits and vegetables, soil particles, fruit and vegetable pulp and fibres, cleaning agents, blanching agents, salt, and pesticide residues are all common contaminants in fruit and vegetable processing facility effluent. Furthermore, preparing onions and ready-to-eat meals generates foul-smelling wastewater.
Pre-treatment of Fruit and vegetable effluent
Pre-treatment is a broad phrase that refers to a variety of wastewater treatment techniques. Flow equalisation, screening, and other methods of pre-treatment of fruit and vegetable processing wastewater are prevalent.
1: Flow Equalization - Equalization and neutralisation of flow reduces hydraulic loading and maintains pH balance. Buffer tanks, pumping equipment, and air blowers are the equipment which are used to mix effluent, balance waste stream fluctuations, and alter pH levels. Buffer tanks ensure that the flow is uniformly delivered to the treatment facilities or that the effluent is stored for recycling or reuse elsewhere in the fruit and vegetable processing plant.
2: Screening - Vibrating and rotary screens are the most effective for fruit and vegetable processing wastewater. Screening minimises BOD discharge by lowering suspended solids, settleable solids, and suspended solids. It keeps municipal sewers clear and protects onsite treatment equipment from harm. Screening also improves the efficiency of subsequent treatment operations.
3: Biological Treatment - In order to achieve municipal wastewater discharge regulations, biological secondary treatment is frequently required. There are various potential methods that can provide secondary treatment for fruit and vegetable processing effluent, and the decision is primarily depending on the waste stream's properties. A combination of strategies is frequently the most effective. Anaerobic lagoons, aerobic lagoons, aerated lagoons, trickling filters, activated sludge, and rotating biological contactors are examples of secondary processes.
With the opportunity to generate methane gas as a by-product, which can be used to generate heat and electrical energy to offset facility operating costs, and it reduces biological activity, waste volume, and carbon footprint, anaerobic technologies are a growing area of interest in fruits and vegetable processing wastewater treatment.
Because anaerobic processes are frequently slow and temperature sensitive, and thus necessitate larger facilities, the goal is to develop faster processes to maximise throughput and methane output. Municipal waste treatment plants are increasingly using anaerobic methane and energy generation to generate heat and electricity.
Conclusion
Fruit and vegetable waste discharges account for a considerable portion of nutritional, carbonaceous, and nitrogenous waste discharges. Because of the contamination loadings and the variety of the diverse wastes encountered in a plant, treatment of this is complex and costly. While conventional wastewater treatment procedures are used, anaerobic processes that produce methane gas for energy and power to offset process costs are being developed. They are environmentally friendly since they reduce waste discharges and carbon footprints in addition to lowering operational expenses.
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