How the dairy industry can save water and energy and create revenue
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1 Water Tech Week February 14-17 2011 San Jose CA Turning Whey into Alcohol at Dubliner Cheese Water Technology Market Experts Paul O’Callaghan Details on BlueTech Tracker™ & Webinars
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In this presentation by Paul O'Callaghan CEO O2 Environmental outlines, by way of a case study, how it is possible to save money and actually create revenue streams through sustainable water and energy management and with a little bit of creative out thinking in the dairy industry.
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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™ & [email protected]
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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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• We work with We work with – Emerging Technology Emerging Technology
CompaniesCompanies– Investors and CorporationsInvestors and Corporations– Larger Water Companies Larger Water Companies
• Technology Assessment Technology Assessment Group (TAG)Group (TAG)
• BlueTech Tracker™BlueTech Tracker™
• We work with We work with – Emerging Technology Emerging Technology
CompaniesCompanies– Investors and CorporationsInvestors and Corporations– Larger Water Companies Larger Water Companies
• Technology Assessment Technology Assessment Group (TAG)Group (TAG)
• BlueTech Tracker™BlueTech Tracker™
Water Technology Market Experts
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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™ & [email protected]
