Cleaner production opportunity assessment for a milk processing facility

Ozbay A., Demirer G. N.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, cilt.84, sa.4, ss.484-493, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 84 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.06.021
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.484-493
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cleaner production, waste reduction, dairy, milk processing facility, INDUSTRY
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Possible cleaner production (CP) opportunities for a milk processing facility were examined in this study. The CP concept and its key tools of implementation were used to assess the potential CP opportunities in the facility studied. The general production process and its resulting environmental loads were investigated by taking possible CP opportunities as the basis of study. The methodology developed for CP opportunity assessment in the milk processing facility covered two major steps: preparation of checklists to assist auditing and CP opportunity assessment, and implementation of the mass-balance analysis. For mass-balance analysis, measurements and experimental analysis of the mass flows were utilized to determine the inputs and outputs. Prepared checklists were utilized to determine waste reduction options that could be implemented. Selected opportunities were evaluated considering their environmental benefits and economic feasibility. The results of the study indicated that 50% of the service water used, 9.3% of the current wastewater (WW) discharge, 65.36% of the chemical use and the discharge of 181.9kg/day of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 20.7kg/day of total suspended solids (TSS) could be eliminated and 19.6% of the service water used could be recycled/ reused. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.