Potato Processing Wastewater

Potato wastewater treatment solutions are designed to produce a clean, safe water discharge, usually to a river. Immediate environmental considerations and the consent limits negotiated with the authorities affect how the potato wastewater is treated. Centrifugal treatment of potato wastewater becomes more sophisticated, with advanced decanter centrifuge technology, but basic comprehension of the application is still essential.

US Centrifuge Systems provides liquid-solid separation technology for applications in the potato processing industry, including starch dewatering, effluent treatment, potato meal and wash water cleaning.

Potato processors, restaurants, potato chip manufacturers, French fry producers, and other snack food industries benefit from US Centrifuge Systems complete solutions for wash water recycling and starch recovery.

US Centrifuge Systems can help you clarify wash water for reuse. Providing solids reduction to less than 600 TSS, a centrifuge can reduce waste treatment costs and effluent charges. No polymer is required for potato waste.

US Centrifuge Systems has also helped customers recover starch to decrease waste volumes and create additional revenue stream with a solids capture rate of 98 percent or more. A high solids drying rate (60 percent plus) reduces handling costs. Starch cakes can be sold for use as animal feed, for food industry uses (e.g., potato starch is often used as a thickener), and for various commercial uses such as to make adhesives.

Most often, a low speed decanter is the best model centrifuge for a potato application. The machines operate at less than 2,000 times gravity, which is adequate for desired results.