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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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