| CPC C02F 9/00 (2013.01) [C02F 1/24 (2013.01); C02F 1/56 (2013.01); C02F 1/66 (2013.01); C02F 1/68 (2013.01); C02F 2103/22 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. A method of treating an animal processing wastewater stream including lipids and protein solids, the method comprising:
acidifying the wastewater stream;
adding a density modifier to the wastewater stream, said density modifier including one or more of lanthanum, cerium, or praseodymium and salts thereof;
adding a cationic polymer to the wastewater stream at a concentration between 5 and 50 mg/L;
adding an anionic polymer to the wastewater stream; and
separating density modified floating material that includes protein solids from the wastewater stream.
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