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Area of Science:

  • Biotechnology
  • Waste Management
  • Renewable Energy

Background:

  • Slaughterhouse wastes, specifically Category 2 and 3 solid wastes rendering products (SSHWRP), represent a significant underutilized resource.
  • These materials, including melt, decanter sludge, meat and bone meal (MBM), technical fat, and flotation sludge, possess high organic content.
  • Assessing their potential for anaerobic digestion is crucial for sustainable waste management and energy production.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the chemical composition of SSHWRP.
  • To evaluate the methane potential of SSHWRP through anaerobic digestion.
  • To assess the energy recovery efficiency from rendering processes of these wastes.

Main Methods:

  • Chemical analyses were performed on various SSHWRP to determine their composition.
  • Batch experiments were conducted to measure methane yields (CH4) per ton of volatile solids (VS) added.
  • Energy balance calculations were performed to compare energy recovery with energy input for rendering.

Main Results:

  • SSHWRP exhibited high total solids (TS) content (96-99%), rich in protein and lipids.
  • Methane yields ranged from 390 to 978 m(3) CH4/t VS added.
  • Anaerobic digestion of dry-rendered SSHWRP recovered 4.6 times more primary energy than required for rendering.

Conclusions:

  • Category 2 and 3 solid slaughterhouse wastes rendering products are suitable high-energy feedstock for anaerobic digestion.
  • Estonia possesses the capacity to sterilize these wastes, enabling their use for energy production.
  • Separating these wastes from Category 1 animal by-products (ABP) allows for efficient utilization as energy-rich input material.