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5.3.6.2 Hydrocyclones<br />
Hydrocyclones cause the rotation of a fluid, creating centrifugal forces which separate<br />
particles with specific gravities greater than the carrier fluid. The total suspended solids<br />
migrate outward toward the conical wall of the cyclone and are removed in the underflow<br />
stream. The clarified liquid leaves with the overflow (Johnson and Lindley, 1982). To the<br />
knowledge of the authors no full scale operation of hydrocyclones at fish processing<br />
facilities exist. i<br />
Based on laboratory-scale tests, Johnson and Lindley (1982) reported that hydrocyclon<br />
can efficiently remove particulate matter from seafood processing wastewaters but<br />
additional concentration of solids may be necessary if solids are to be used in a<br />
byproduct recovery operation.<br />
Tilsworth and Morgan (1983) reported that hydrocyclons alone removed approximately<br />
90 % of crab fragments and up to 80 % of salmon and shrimp particulate. Improved<br />
removal efficiency occurred by the use of the coagulant at dosages of about 30 mg/L<br />
chitosan and 500 mg/L ferric sulphate.<br />
5.3.6.3 Electrolytic Treatment<br />
To the knowledge of the authors no full scale installations of this type exist in fish<br />
processing industry.<br />
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A study of electrolytic treatment of wastewater from seafood processing was carried out<br />
by Matasuura et al. (1979). The wastewater at pH 2-6 was electrolyzed to the isoelectric<br />
point of proteins, peptides and amino acids and the floe removed. Then, calcium oxide,<br />
calcium hydroxide or calcium chloride was added to co-precipitate the remaining proteins,<br />
peptides and amino acids. Reported COD and BOD removal efficiencies were 92 and<br />
97 % respectively.<br />
5.3.6.4 Evaporation<br />
Evaporation is a method to turn a dilute stream into a concentrated one. There are many<br />
different types of evaporators, ranging from open kettles to very sophisticated and<br />
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