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ArticleResources, conservation, and recycling2022

Recoverable resources from pot ale & spent wash from Scotch Whisky production.

Christine Edwards, Calum C McNerney, Linda A Lawton, Joseph Palmer, Kenneth Macgregor, Frances Jack, Peter Cockburn, Amy Plummer, Alison Lovegrove, Abigail Wood

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Article in Resources, conservation, and recycling, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Christine EdwardsThe School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ, United Kingdom.
Calum C McNerneyThe School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ, United Kingdom.
Linda A LawtonThe School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ, United Kingdom.
Joseph PalmerThe School of Pharmacy and Life Science, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ, United Kingdom.
Kenneth MacgregorThe Scotch Whisky Research Institute, The Robertson Trust Building, Research Avenue North, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, United Kingdom.
Frances JackThe Scotch Whisky Research Institute, The Robertson Trust Building, Research Avenue North, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, United Kingdom.
Peter CockburnDiageo, International Technical Centre, Glenochil, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, FK11 7ES, United Kingdom.
Amy PlummerRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom.
Alison LovegroveRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom.
Abigail WoodRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom.
Robert Gordon University · GBRothamsted Research · GBScotch Whisky Research Institute · GBThe Robertson Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scotch Whisky is an important global commodity which generates extensive co-product known as pot ale or spent wash (> 10 L co-product per L whisky). Whilst this is often used as fertiliser or animal feed, a proportion requires disposal resulting in cost to the distillery along with the negative impact on the carbon footprint due to transportation. This study examined the composition of the soluble fraction of pot ale from twenty-two distilleries in Scotland in order to assess the potential for resource recovery and transition to a more circular economy. The results reinforced previous studies, demonstrating that pot ale is an excellent source of protein with a potential for recovery >150, 000 t per annum in Scotland based on Whisky production data. Lactic acid, an important industrial platform chemical, was the major organic acid produced with concentrations ranging from 0.3 to 6.6 g

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Critical raw materialsLactic acidMagnesiumPhosphatePot aleResource recovery

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PMID35370357
PMCPMC8803549
OpenAlexW4200423831

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