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Kill Floor Wastewater

Slaughtering and evisceration operations generate the highest-strength wastewater in poultry processing, with BOD concen

Engineered Performance

Every system is designed for your specific wastewater characteristics, flow profile, and effluent targets. No off-the-shelf assumptions — just validated process engineering.

Proven Reliability

Equipment selected from manufacturers with proven field performance in similar applications. Duty/standby arrangements and robust construction minimise unplanned downtime.

Environmental Compliance

Design targets are set at 50-70% of consent limits, providing a safety margin for process variation. Continuous monitoring and automated reporting demonstrate compliance.

Operator Friendly

Intuitive controls, clear instrumentation, and accessible maintenance points reduce training requirements. Standard operating procedures written in plain language.

Technical Support

Direct access to our process engineers for operational advice, troubleshooting, and optimisation. Remote diagnostics and rapid on-site response keep your plant running.

Quality Assurance

Materials certified to EN 10204 3.1, welding procedures qualified to ISO 9606, and pressure testing to 1.5x design pressure. Full traceability from mill to commissioning.

Primary Separation

DAF flotation systems effectively remove blood solids, fats, and suspended materials before advanced biological treatmen

Coarse Screening

6mm bar screens or perforated drum screens remove large debris, packaging, and gross solids. Protects pumps and prevents pipe blockage downstream.

Fine Screening

1-3mm step screens or mesh sieves capture smaller fibres, hair, and particulate matter. Essential before biological treatment to prevent diffuser and membrane fouling.

Grit Removal

Aerated grit chambers or vortex separators remove sand, gravel, and glass. Prevents abrasion of pumps and accumulation in tanks that reduces effective volume.

Primary Settlement

Gravity clarifiers remove settleable solids through sedimentation. Chemical coagulants improve removal efficiency for colloidal and fine suspended matter.

Floatables Removal

DAF and API separators remove oil, grease, and fat that float to the surface. Skimming mechanisms transfer recovered material to storage for disposal or recycling.

Solids Handling

Screenings and settled sludge are dewatered by screw presses, belt presses, or centrifuges. Volume reduction of 80-95% minimises transport and disposal requirements.

Biological Treatment

High-rate MBBR systems handle the remaining organic load with compact footprint designs. Specialised microbial populatio

Engineered Performance

Every system is designed for your specific wastewater characteristics, flow profile, and effluent targets. No off-the-shelf assumptions — just validated process engineering.

Proven Reliability

Equipment selected from manufacturers with proven field performance in similar applications. Duty/standby arrangements and robust construction minimise unplanned downtime.

Environmental Compliance

Design targets are set at 50-70% of consent limits, providing a safety margin for process variation. Continuous monitoring and automated reporting demonstrate compliance.

Operator Friendly

Intuitive controls, clear instrumentation, and accessible maintenance points reduce training requirements. Standard operating procedures written in plain language.

Technical Support

Direct access to our process engineers for operational advice, troubleshooting, and optimisation. Remote diagnostics and rapid on-site response keep your plant running.

Quality Assurance

Materials certified to EN 10204 3.1, welding procedures qualified to ISO 9606, and pressure testing to 1.5x design pressure. Full traceability from mill to commissioning.

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Poultry Wastewater Treatment Process

Poultry processing wastewater is characterised by high organic loads, blood, fats, oils, feathers, and suspended solids. Treatment trains typically combine screening, DAF flotation for fat and protein recovery, biological oxidation for dissolved organics, and disinfection for pathogen control. Water reuse systems can recycle up to 70% of process water for non-potable applications.

Protein Recovery

DAF systems capture protein-rich solids for rendering or animal feed ingredient production.

Fat & Oil Separation

High-efficiency flotation removes poultry fat for recovery as tallow or biodiesel feedstock.

Pathogen Control

UV or chlorination systems ensure compliance with microbiological discharge standards.

Water Reuse

Membrane filtration and advanced oxidation enable recycling for equipment washdown.

Design Parameters

Flow per Bird15 – 35 litres/bird processed
BOD Loading1,000 – 3,000 mg/L
TSS Loading500 – 2,500 mg/L
O&G Loading200 – 800 mg/L
pH Range6.0 – 8.5
Temperature10 – 35°C (chiller water to hot process)
HRT Biological12 – 24 hours
Sludge Yield0.6 – 1.0 kg DS/kg BOD removed

Industry Compliance

HACCP Alignment

Treatment design supports your HACCP plan by preventing cross-contamination from wastewater systems.

Environmental Permits

Effluent quality engineered to meet local discharge consent limits including BOD, TSS, and O&G.

By-Product Recovery

Recovered protein and fat fractions can offset treatment costs through rendering value.

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Industries We Serve

Our expertise spans multiple industries with sector-specific water treatment solutions.