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Development of a Novel Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) System for Treating Milk Wastewater

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Milk processing wastewater flows come from many sources with different characteristics, mainly detergent, condensate, washing water and product parts discharged into the common sewer system. It can be seen from the production process that cleaning water accounts for the largest proportion, in terms of quantity and pollutant concentration. The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor can be used as part of a high-load wastewater treatment system. It produces biogas that can be converted into energy. Also, it generates less sludge compared to aerobic systems. UASB could be a suitable technology for highly polluted wastewater. UASB technology has been applied in food and milk wastewater treatment. UASB could be operated at different conditions. Sludge recirculation from sedimentation column to the anaerobic reactor could be a good solution to enhance the performance of the UASB system.

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Do, KU., Tran, DC., Nguyen, GK. (2023). Development of a Novel Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) System for Treating Milk Wastewater. In: Shah, M.P. (eds) Biorefinery for Water and Wastewater Treatment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20822-5_9

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