Process Inputs Outputs
Fish (kg) Energy
(kW h)
Wastewater
(m3)
BOD
(kg)
COD5
(kg)
Nitrogen
(kg N)
Phosphorous
(kg P)
Solid waste
(kg)
Canning 1000 150-190 15 52 116 3 0.1-0.4 Head: 250
Bones: 100-150
Unloading fish for canning 1000 3 2-5 - 27-34 - - -
Precooking of fish to be canned 1000 0.3-11 0.07-0.27 - - - - Inedible parts: 150
Nobbing and packing in cans 1000 0.4-1.5 0.2-0.9 - 7-15 - - Head and entrails: 150
Bones and meat: 100-150
Draining of cans containing precooked fish 1000 0.3 0.1-0.2 - 3-10 - - -
Sauce filling 1000 - - - - - - Spillage of sauce and oil: varies
Can sealing 1000 5-6 - - - - - -
Washing of cans 1000 7 0.04 - - - - -
Sterilization of cans 1000 230 3-7 - - - - -
Table 8: Inputs and outputs of fish canning process [28].