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Is Alkaline Hydrolysis An Effective Treatment Method For Hatchery Waste?

Is Alkaline Hydrolysis An Effective Treatment Method For Hatchery Waste?

Article by Piet Kruger Ever wondered what happens to the egg shell after the egg hatches? To be truthful, neither did I until recently when I received two separate requests from two different provinces in the same week asking if hatchery waste could be treated using our alkaline hydrolysis technology. Broken chicken eggs at the start of the hydrolysis process Normally I would be able to provide an answer, or at the very least give an educated guess immediately, but to my utter embarrassment, this time I was stumped. The problem as outlined was as follows. Hatcheries deal with eggs (duhh!)-...

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New Emerging Technology For Production Of A Sterile Blood Based Fertilizer

New Emerging Technology For Production Of A Sterile Blood Based Fertilizer

The much debated issue of slaughterhouse blood disposal is one that is all too familiar at abattoirs and water utilities alike. Bovine blood used to be one of the hottest commodities that an abattoir had to sell. Bovine blood is rich in protein, and was the preferred source of protein in animal feed mixtures until mad cow disease reared is ugly head back in the 90’s. As more and more countries started banning the use of bovine blood in feed mixtures, a rapidly declining market turned what was once a very sought after product into one of the biggest headaches for abattoir owners and water...

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