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Cost Evaluation of Compact Dairy Wastewater Treatment System in Kuwait
Author(s)
Saud Bali Al-Shammari1 and Noora Abdulmalek2
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DOI:10.17265/2162-5263/2018.03.004
Affiliation(s)
1. Environmental Health Departments, College of Health Science, The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Faiha 72853, Kuwait
2. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Water Technologies Department, Safat 13109, Kuwait
ABSTRACT
In Kuwait, wastewater management has gained extra attention in recent
years and becomes crucial for sustainable industrial development sector. Among
the food industry sector, dairy processing plants generate huge amount of
wastewater, which is heavily loaded with organic and other toxic compounds.
Disposal of dairy wastewater effluent without sufficient treatment can
contaminate aquatic ecosystems. Cost efficient treatment processes that are
effective in removing organic load and other contaminants are essential to meet
stringent environmental regulations applied in Kuwait. A research study was
carried out at the KISR (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research) to assess
the technical viability and economic feasibility of combined microfiltration
and biological treatment system. This work presents the economic evaluation of
the adopted treatment system. The results show that the cost of the integrated
system for large scale is estimated to be US$
1.575/m3,
which is 25% less than the cost of wastewater transportation and treatment in
conventional sewage plants.
KEYWORDS
Wastewater, treatment, dairy, cost.
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