IV.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

A. AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT

The process involved in the production of collagen hydrolysate from tuna skin does not emit
hazardous levels of air pollutants. Therefore, there is no need for employment of any air
pollution abatement programs.
B. WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT
1. Physical Treatment
2. Chemical Treatment
3. Biological Treatment
C. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL/ABATEMENT
1. Recycling and Chemical Conversion
2. Incineration
3. Pyrolysis
4. Landfill
D. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

POLLUTANTS SOURCES LEVEL THRESHOLD ABATEMENT/ DESIGN

VALUE/ PROGRAM
ALLOWABLE
LIMIT
Glycerol Leaf Filter, .00525 mg 1.) Adsorption
Decanter kg/kg 10 3 or using a strong
m
Centrifuge, solution 0.01 ppm base
Dialyzer per day 2.) Concentration
Ultrafilter or 5250 lowering via
ppm dilution
Organics: Leaf Filter, 0.15 mg 1.) Coagulation
Decanter kg/kg 50 3 or 2.) Absorption
m
1.) NCP Centrifuge, solution 0.05 ppm 3.) Chemical
(Glycine) Dialyzer per day Oxidation
2.) Saponified Ultrafilter or 4.) Membrane
Fat 1.5x105 Techniques
3.) Pepsin LIQUID ppm
4.) Collagen
Hydrolysate
NaOH Leaf Filter, 36 g/L or 180 ppm 1.) Two-Stage
Decanter 36000 Diffusion
Centrifuge, ppm Dialysis
Dialyzer 2.) Electro
Ultrafilter Dialysis

HCl Leaf 328 g/L 4.92 – 282 Use of Acid

Filters, or ppm Neutralization
Decanter 3.28x105
Centrifuge, ppm
Dialyzer
 Ultrafilter
HAc Leaf 0.704 10-15 ppm Carbon Adsorption
Filters, kg/kg
Decanter solution
Centrifuge, per day
Dialyzer or
Ultrafilter 7.04x105
ppm
NaCl Leaf 0.081 ≤ 500 ppm Sand Bioreactor,
Filters, kg/kg Nanofilter and
Decanter solution Reverse Osmosis
Centrifuge, per day
Dialyzer or
Ultrafilter 8.1x104
ppm

Glycerol

The emission of glycerol in our waste stream exceeds that of the allowable limits set by
the DENR where the threshold value is 0.01ppm and the value that we are emitting is 5250 ppm
therefore the abatement program that we are going to use is either adsorption using a strong
base or concentration lowering via dilution.

Organics

The production of organics such as NCP, saponified fats, pepsin and collagen hydrolysate
in our waste stream is found to have exceeded the threshold value set by the DENR which is
0.05ppm while our emission is 1.5x105 ppm. The abatement program that we will be using to
control the emission of organics are either coagulation, absorption, chemical oxidation or
membrane techniques.

NaOH

The emission of NaOH in our waste stream was found to have a concentration 36000
ppm which exceeds that of the threshold value set by the DENR which is 180 ppm. The
abatement program that we are going to apply to control the emission of NaOH are either two-
stage diffusion dialysis or electro-dialysis.

HCl

The HCl in our waste stream is found to have a concentration of 3.28x10 5 ppm which
exceeds that of the threshold limit set by the DENR which is 4.92 – 282 ppm. The abatement
program that we will be applying to control the emission of HCl in the exit stream is acid
neutralization.

HAc

The emission concentration of HAc in our waste stream is 7.04x10 5 ppm and the
threshold value set by the DENR is 10-15 ppm. The abatement program that we are going to
apply to control the emission of HAc is the carbon adsorption.

NaCl

The NaCl emission in our waste stream is found to have a concentration of 8.1x10 4 ppm
which exceeds the threshold limit set by the DENR which is 500 ppm to remedy this problem the
abatement program that we will do to control the emission of NaCl in our waste stream are
either sand bioreactor, nano-filter or reverse osmosis.