Pork processing facility boosts biogas production with Novozymes BG Max® BG Max improved the efficiency of anaerobic wastewater basins at a large pork processing facility. The improvement in treatment efficiency led to improved biogas generation and reduced the demand for externally purchased natural gas for savings of $170,000 in savings per year. Benefits 37% increase in biogas generation 39% increase in biogas yield per swine slaughtered Increased stability in lagoon operation Background A pork processing facility in the Midwestern U.S. processes between 15,000 and 17,000 swine per day. The facility generates approximately 8,700 m3/day (2.3 MGD) of organic-rich wastewater (up to 60,000 mg/L COD), which is treated in the on-site treatment plant. The heart of the wastewater treatme

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