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Main Title Waste control and abatement in the processing of sweet potatoes /
Author Smallwood, Charles,
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Whitaker, Robert S.
Colston, Newton V.
CORP Author North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh. Dept. of Civil Engineering.;National Environmental Research Center, Corvallis, Oreg.
Publisher National Environmental Research Center, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, For sale by the the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Government Printing Office.
Year Published 1974
Report Number EPA-660/2-73-021; EPA-12060-FRW
Stock Number PB-238 469
OCLC Number 01516952
Subjects Food industry and trade--Waste disposal ; Food processing plants--Waste disposal ; Sweet potato industry
Additional Subjects Industrial waste treatment ; Food processing ; Water pollution control ; Water consumption ; Water supply ; Alkalies ; Improvement ; Peeling ; Washing ; Water pollution ; Cost analysis ; Sweet potatoes ; Industrial water ; Potatoe industry ; Waste water reuse
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=91017HZ2.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 660-2-73-021 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 01/06/2015
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 660-2-73-021 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 660-2-73-021 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 09/09/2019
NTIS  PB-238 469 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 50 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Abstract
The conventional processing of sweet potatoes produces a very strong caustic waste that is high in organic matter. Present technology does not emphasize recirculation or other control of water use. Improved technology is available such as high pressure low-volume water sprays and a dry caustic peeling process that reduce water use and convert the liquid caustic waste to a semi-solid waste that can be disposed of in sanitary landfills or sold as cattle feed. Developing technology offers the potential of lye recovery, an improved steam peel or an infrared dry caustic peel that increases yield. In-plant control of waste through process modification and/or treatment is economical and may even provide a net return on investment. Biological treatment is effective.
Notes
Report prepared by Civil Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. "Project no. 12060 FRW; Program element 1BB037; ROAP/TASK no. 21 BAB/031." "December 1974." "EPA-660/2-73-021." Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-50).