Assessment of internal and external grease interceptor performance for removal of food- based fats, oil, and grease from food service establishments

Water Environment Research

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 882-892

  Gallimore, Erin ^a   Aziz, Tarek N ^a   Movahed, Zohreh ^b   Ducoste, Joel ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Fats, oils, and grease; Grease abatement system; Grease interceptor; Grease retention device

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; EMULSIFICATION;

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; LIQUID TEMPERATURE; MULTIPLE PARAMETERS; OIL/WATER EMULSION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESEARCH STUDIES; TESTING PROTOCOLS;

OILS AND FATS;

FAT; OIL; WATER OIL CREAM;

EMULSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 80053638938     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143011X12989211840972     Document Type: Article

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