Markets Agricultural / Food Processing RECYCLING CHILLER BATH RINSE WATER IN POULTRY PROCESSING
 

RECYCLING CHILLER BATH RINSE WATER IN POULTRY PROCESSING

 

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Start Year 2005
Markets Segments Agricultural / Food Processing
Project Type Scoping Study
Type of Technology Wastewater Treatment
Organization California Energy Commission - PIER program
Project Status Completed • Applied Research
The purpose of this project is to reduce the energy required in poultry processing by demonstrating the feasibility of using ozone water treatment technology to recycle chiller bath rinse water in poultry processing operations.
Presently, poultry processors use chlorine chemicals to disinfect the chiller-bath step and must discard the 0.5 gallons of chilled, chlorinated rinse water used per bird to meet USDA sanitary regulations.