Phosphorus removal from soy protein wastewater using novel crystallisation technology.

The objective of this work was to identify and implement a treatment method that would reduce the phosphorus (P) content of soy protein isolate manufacturing wastewater to an average of 2 mg L(-1) total P without increasing soluble salts in order to comply with discharge and receiving-water requirements. A novel crystallisation technology was evaluated through pilot studies that demonstrated these objectives could be met. Rapid settling (3.