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Integrated technology for resource utilization and harmless treatment of antibiotic residue
Antibiotic residue is efficiently and harmlessly recycled to produce biogas fertilizer and help the green development of the pharmaceutical industry.
Type
Processing technology
Tags
Environmental & resource tech
Antibiotics
Hazardous waste disposal
Bacterial residue resources
Solution maturity
Early adoption / Process verification
Cooperation methods
Technology licensing
Applicable industry
Scientific research and technology services
Applications
Pharmaceutical waste disposal
Key innovations
The innovation of this technology lies in integrating efficient pretreatment and enhanced anaerobic digestion to achieve efficient reduction, harmless and resource utilization of antibiotic residue. The biogas residue meets fertilizer standards and solves the bottleneck of the pharmaceutical industry.
Potential economic benefits
Reduce the cost of hazardous waste treatment, realize income generation from resources (biogas, organic fertilizer), solve industry bottlenecks, and promote sustainable development of enterprises.
Potential climate benefits
This technology produces biogas through anaerobic digestion. As a clean energy source, biogas can replace fossil fuels and directly reduce carbon emissions. High solids reduction rates reduce the carbon footprint of landfills or incineration. Biogas residue can be used as organic fertilizer, reducing the production demand for high-energy-consuming fertilizers and its greenhouse gas emissions.
Solution supplier
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Hebei University of Science and Technology
Hebei University of Science and Technology
Hebei University of Science and Technology: Take root in Yanzhao, cultivate high-quality applied scientific and technological talents, and serve regional economic and social development.
China
Solution details

Introduction to the results:

As a special hazardous waste, antibiotic residue has been included in the revised National Hazardous Waste List in 2008, and its treatment and disposal has become a bottleneck in the development of the pharmaceutical industry.

This research developed an integrated technology of "efficient pretreatment + enhanced biological anaerobic" to treat antibiotic residue such as penicillin, cephalosporins, oxytetracycline, and streptomycin, effectively achieving the reduction of antibiotic residue. Resource and harmless treatment requirements.

Taking penicillin bacterial residue as an example, an integrated technology of "hot water hydrolysis of bacterial residue + combined anaerobic digestion of bacterial residue and sludge" was developed. The solid content of the feed in the pilot system was 5.~7%, organic load 3~4 kgCOD/m3. d, digestion time 20 days, solid reduction rate>50%, biogas output>450m3/t dry matter, and penicillin residue in biogas residue was not detected. The indicators of biogas residue are lower than the standard values of the "Identification Standards for Hazardous Wastes"(GB5085.7 -2007); the fertilizer efficiency components of biogas residue meet the indicator requirements of "Organic Fertilizer"(NY 525-2002).

This research results have made major breakthroughs and innovations in the treatment process of antibiotic residue, providing technical support for effectively controlling the environmental risks of antibiotic residue, and have important reference value for the treatment of other antibiotic residue.


Application areas:

Solid waste treatment and resource utilization in the field of environmental protection are suitable for the treatment of antibiotic fermentation residue in the effluent of fermentation antibiotic production enterprises.

There are more than 300 antibiotic production companies in my country, with more than 70 types of antibiotic products, accounting for 20% of the world's output~30%, it is the world's largest producer of antibiotic raw materials. After antibiotic residue was included in the National Hazardous Waste List, its treatment and disposal has become a bottleneck in the development of the pharmaceutical industry.


Using this technology can realize the resource and harmlessness of antibiotic residue, completely solve the bottleneck problems that restrict the development of the pharmaceutical industry, and promote the sustainable development of enterprises. The market prospects are broad.


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04:46:25, Nov 05, 2025
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