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Water Tech WeekFebruary 14-17 2011

San Jose CA

Turning Whey into Alcohol

at Dubliner Cheese

Water Technology Market Experts

Paul O’Callaghan

Details on BlueTech Tracker™ & Webinarsinfo@o2env.com

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Dairy Industry

• Large global industry worth $296Bn worldwide

• In the US there are– 485 Fluid milk manufacturing plants– 481 Cheese manufacturing plants– 196 Dry, condensed, and evaporated dairy

product manufacturing.

• It is water & energy intensive

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CompaniesCompanies– Investors and CorporationsInvestors and Corporations– Larger Water Companies Larger Water Companies

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CompaniesCompanies– Investors and CorporationsInvestors and Corporations– Larger Water Companies Larger Water Companies

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US Dairy Water Use

• Potable water use: 80-160 MGD

• Organic Loading equivalent of more than 16 Million people per day.

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Carbery Milk Products

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Whey• 90.5 Billion pounds of whey

produced, • about 45% of this can be accounted

for in whey products. • But …65% is unnaccounted for and

much of that may be treated as a wastewater, but could be fermented into alcohol.

• Potential in US – 203 Million gallons of ethanol

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Whey2-3% Lactose

Distillation: 96%Alcohol

660,000 g/aFermenter: Beer at 3%

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Whey Ethanol

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Whey2-3% Lactose

Fermenter: Beer at 3%

Anaerobic Digestion

Distillation: 96%

Heat Requirements:Pre-heating of Milk

Boiler Feedwater Temp IncreasePasteurisation of Milk

CIP

Alcohol660,000 g/a

Biogas for Boiler

Heat Recovery from Steam

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Anaerobic Treatment

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Carbery Milk Products

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Whey2-3% Lactose

Fermenter: Beer at 3%

Anaerobic Digestion

Distillation: 96%

Heat Exchanger

Heat Requirements:Pre-heating of Milk

Boiler Feedwater Temp IncreasePasteurisation of Milk

CIP

Alcohol660,000 g/a

Biogas for Boiler

WWTP

Phosphorus

High Quality Treated Water

1 MGD

Heat Recovery from Steam

WaterRe-use

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Phosphorous

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D.A.F. System

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Water Re-use

• APT Water – HiPox Advanced Oxidation System

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Carbery Milk Products

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Whey2-3% Lactose

Fermenter: Beer at 3%

Anaerobic Digestion

Distillation: 96%

Heat Exchanger

Heat Requirements:Pre-heating of Milk

Boiler Feedwater Temp IncreasePasteurisation of Milk

CIP

Alcohol660,000 g/a

Biogas for Boiler

WWTP

Phosphorus

High Quality Treated Water

1 MGD

Heat Recovery from Steam

WaterRe-use

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Water Tech WeekFebruary 14-17 2011

San Jose CA

Turning Whey into Alcohol

at Dubliner Cheese

Water Technology Market Experts

Paul O’Callaghan

Details on BlueTech Tracker™ & Webinarsinfo@o2env.com