Method for separating vegetable waste solids from aqueous slurries of vegetable waste materials and method of feeding the separated solids to ruminant animals

摘要

A method for separating solids from aqueous waste slurries of vegetable processing plants by adjusting the pH of the slurries to at least 11.7. When the slurry has a pH of at least 11.7 a gel will be formed. The gel has admixed therewith about 2 to 6 weight percent based upon the weight of the gel of a calcium halide to induce syneresis, thereby aggregating the solid constituents contained within the mixture. The aggregate thus formed is separated from water exuded by the calcium halide synerist. The separated aggregate can be used in a ration for feeding ruminant animals.