Evaluation of Washing and Screening for Upgrading the Calcium Content of Oyster Shells Using a Simulated Wet-Type Trommel

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 14; no. 23; p. 15880
• Main Authors: Lee, Sang-Eun, Kim, Seok-Hwi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Chemical oxygen demand; Experiments; Fertilizers; Impurities; Iron; Nitrogen; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Organic phosphorus; Oysters; Phosphorus; Recycling; Shellfish; Shells; Total organic carbon; Washing; Wastewater; South Korea; Japan

The oyster shells produced at shucking sites contain various organic and inorganic impurities and are discharged without proper pretreatment. In the present study, we confirmed a process for removing organic/inorganic impurities and salts from abandoned shells using a wet type of trommel. A particle...