Livestock Manure Treatment Research Articles

Upaya Pengembangan Peternakan Sapi Potong Tanpa Limbah di Desa Bentangan Kabupaten Klaten

<p>Farmer in managing their livestock business less attention to the impact on the environment. The purpose of this community empowerment activity is to especially for farmers and ranchers with the aim of increasing the added value of cattle dung into energy source and solve the problem of environmental pollution, improving public welfare through the cost-efficiency of energy supply and the cost of purchasing organic fertilizers. This activity is carried out in Bentangan village, Wonosari Sub-District, Klaten District. The program is as inclusive as possible group of partners in the implementation or use of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods, through focus group discussions, counseling, technology transfer appropriate (installation of biogas and sewage treatment), training and demonstration. The results achieved are already carried out the construction of a biogas installation size of 9 m<sup>3</sup> to accommodate faeces 6 cows that can be utilized as a source of 1 stove 2 furnaces, repair the cage floor, assembly and installation of a container of urine. The increased knowledge is shown from the increase in the pre-test and post-test scores 63 increased to 80,7, while the increase in motivation is shown by changes in the attitude of farmers who are increasingly open to environmentally friendly animal husbandry systems through the treatment of livestock manure. The effects of continuation from the IbM implementation, beef cattle farm and food crops would be environment friendly and zero waste.</p>

Economic and Environmental Analysis of Small-Scale Anaerobic Digestion Plants on Irish Dairy Farms

The European Union’s (EU) climate and energy package requires all EU countries to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% by 2020. Based on current trends, Ireland is on track to miss this target with a projected reduction of only 5% to 6%. The agriculture sector has consistently been the single largest contributor to Irish GHG emissions, representing 33% of all emissions in 2017. Small-scale anaerobic digestion (SSAD) holds promise as an attractive technology for the treatment of livestock manure and the organic fraction of municipal wastes, especially in low population communities or standalone waste treatment facilities. This study assesses the viability of SSAD in Ireland, by modelling the technical, economic, and environmental considerations of operating such plants on commercial Irish dairy farms. The study examines the integration of SSAD on dairy farms with various herd sizes ranging from 50 to 250 dairy cows, with co-digestion afforded by grass grown on available land. Results demonstrate feedstock quantities available on-farm to be sufficient to meet the farm’s energy needs with surplus energy exported, representing between 73% and 79% of the total energy generated. All scenarios investigated demonstrate a net CO2 reduction ranging between 2059–173,237 kg CO2-eq. yr−1. The study found SSAD systems to be profitable within the plant’s lifespan on farms with dairy herds sizes of >100 cows (with payback periods of 8–13 years). The simulated introduction of capital subvention grants similar to other EU countries was seen to significantly lower the plant payback periods. The insights generated from this study show SSAD to be an economically sustainable method for the mitigation of GHG emissions in the Irish agriculture sector.

Effect of Different Passivating Agents on the Stabilization of Heavy Metals in Chicken Manure Compost and Its Maturity Evaluating Indexes

We explore the effects of different passivating agents on livestock manure treatment by using chicken manure and straw as raw materials and thermophilic rapid fermentation. We investigate the effects of sepiolite (SE), calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer (NP), biochar (BI), compounds of sepiolite plus calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer (S+N), sepiolite plus biochar (S+B), calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer plus biochar (N+B), and sepiolite plus calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer and biochar (SNB) on the physical and chemical characteristics, heavy metal fraction and distribution, and organic matter content in chicken manure compost. The results showed that the addition of different passivating agents significantly increased the pH in chicken manure organic fertilizer (P<0.05). The seed germination rate was increased after applying of passivation agents, being>80%, and the germination inhibition rate decreased accordingly, whereas the values of electric conductivity (EC) and organic carbon were inhibited. The total nitrogen content and carbon/nitrogen ratio (C/N) were lower than of those before composting, and all of the indicators reached the standard of organic fertilizer maturity. However, differences among the groups after composting were that the pH increase in the compounding treatment was comparatively higher, and that the EC decreased significantly under the treatment of the single sepiolite and calcium magnesium phosphate, whereas the total nitrogen content and C/N ratio of organic carbon were not significantly different in each group. Although the total amount of heavy metals in our organic chicken manure fertilizer increased due to a concentration effect, the proportion of exchangeable heavy metals in the fertilizer decreased, and while the ratio of the residual heavy metals increased. The passivation effect on heavy metals under combined treatments of different materials was better than that of a single agent, and the SNB treatment had the best effect on the passivation of Ni, Zn, As, and Pb. After composting treatment, the concentrations of humic substances (HS) and humic acid (HA) increased significantly (P<0.05), and the highest concentrations increased by 19.8% and 78.9%, respectively. The amount of fulvic acid (FA) decreased by 4.47%-20.11% compared with the initial conditions. Infrared spectroscopy analysis showed that the small molecular substances of polysaccharides increased after composting. In summary, the addition of a passivation agent can promote the heavy metal passivation in chicken manure organic fertilizers to potentially render the compost as harmless.

Study on the Problems and Countermeasures of the Construction of Livable Rural Areas in Shenyang City

The construction of livable rural areas is of vital importance both in terms of national policy and in rural construction. However, a series of problems have emerged in the process of policy implementation and implementation, which has caused certain obstacles to the smooth development of livable rural construction. The article expounds the significance of livable rural construction, analyzes the main tasks of livable rural construction in the new era, analyzes the problems existing in the construction of livable rural areas in Shenyang, and finally increases the infrastructure, enhances the level of garbage disposal, and strengthens the rural areas. Suggestions for public facilities construction, improvement of public facilities, strengthening of agricultural skills training, pollution-free treatment of livestock and poultry manure, and strengthening of biogas tank construction were put forward.

Biogas Production and Heat Transfer Performance of a Multiphase Flow Digester

Traditional static anaerobic digestion technology presents the disadvantages of a low gas production rate and long digestion cycle, which is not conducive to the treatment of livestock manure. A 12 m3 multiphase flow anaerobic digester (MFD) was developed in this study to improve the biogas production rate and maintain constant temperature digestion during winters. Full-scale field experiments were conducted on the biogas production rate at different temperatures, the dynamic digestion effects, and the dynamic heating digestion effects of the system at Sichuan, China. A comparison of the dynamic and static digestion results of 50 days indicated that the biogas production for the dynamic digestion (DD) group was 115.22 m3 or 127.1% higher than that of the static digestion (SD) group with the same digestion temperature. The results of the heat transfer performance experiment revealed that the heat transfer rate of the system increased significantly, and the temperature of the biogas slurry increased rapidly. The optimization analysis of the system was based on the experimental results of the relationship between the slurry temperature and biogas production rate, and the economical digestion temperature of the system was proposed and calculated. Different insulation materials or insulation thicknesses have an influence on the economical digestion temperature. Additionally, the economical digestion temperature of the system in which the polystyrene insulation layer with a thickness of 90 mm was used, was found to be 27.2 °C. When digestion temperature was 22.3 °C, the energy efficiency ratio (EER) of dynamic anaerobic digestion system is 1. The advantages of MFD are low biogas production unit cost and high heat and mass transfer rate. However, the disadvantage of high operation energy consumption needs further improvement. And additional energy was required when system digestion temperature below 22.3 °C. The proposed MFD and dynamic anaerobic digestion system can play a significant role in using biomass resources and promoting the development of biogas projects.

Anaerobic Digestion Technology for Methane Production Using Deer Manure Under Different Experimental Conditions

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an important technology for the treatment of livestock and poultry manure. The optimal experimental conditions were studied, with deer manure as a fermentation material and mushroom residue as an inoculum. At the same time, methane production was increased by adding zeolite and changing the magnetic field conditions. The results showed that a 6% solid content was the best condition for producing methane. The optimal conditions for methane production were obtained by adding 35 g of mushroom residue to 80 g of deer manure at 35 °C. The addition of organic wastewater (OW) improved methane production. The result of improving the methane production factor showed that adding zeolite during the reaction process could increase the methane production rate. When the amount of zeolite was over 8% total solids (TSes), methane production could improve, but the rate decreased. Setting a different magnetic field strength in the AD environment showed that when the distance between the magnetic field and the reactor was 50 mm and the magnetic field strength was 10–50 mT, the methane production increment and the content of methane in the mixed gases increased.

Effects of different composting strategies on methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide emissions and nutrient loss during small-scale anaerobic composting.

Composting is considered as one of the main sustainable methods for the treatment of livestock manure. In this study we investigated the effects of additives (urea and rice straw) on methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions using a traditional Chinese pig slurry composting method over an 81-day period, as well as examining total organic carbon and total nitrogen loss. Four common treatment strategies were examined in this study: a control (MC), urea nitrogen addition (MN), composting using rice straw cover (MScover), and compost mixed with rice straw (MSmix). Our results indicate that the addition of urea resulted in the lowest total CH4 emissions and the highest N2O emissions. MScover treatment had the highest and most significant effect on CH4 emissions, while MSmix treatment had the lowest CO2 emissions. Carbon lost through CH4 and CO2 released during the experiment was 0.1-0.9 and 2.4-3.9% of total carbon loss, respectively, and nitrogen lost through N2O release was 11.1-17.9% of total nitrogen. In general, although MSmix, MScover, and MN treatments increased global warming potential by 21.4, 41.6, and 50.9% per kg of pig slurry, respectively, no statistical differences between the four treatments were recorded. By considering carbon and nitrogen conservation, as well as the improvement of the quality of compost and the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs), the small-scale composting method of pig slurry alone is an acceptable environmentally friendly strategy for use in China.

A Study on VS Removal Efficiency and Methane Emission in Combined Anaerobic Digestion of Livestock Manure and Food Waste

Livestock manure treatments have become a more serious problem because massive environmental pollutions such as green and red tides caused by non-point pollution sources from livestock manures have emerged as a serious social issue. In addition, more food wastes are being produced due to population growth and increased income level. Since the London Convention has banned the ocean dumping of wastes, some other waste treatment methods for land disposal had to be developed and applied. At the same time, researches have been conducted to develop alternative energy sources from various types of wastes. As a result, anaerobic digestion as a waste treatment method has become an attractive solution. In this study has three objectives: first, to identify the physical properties of the mixture of livestock wastewater and food waste when combining food waste treatment with the conventional livestock manure treatment based on anaerobic mesophilic digestion; second, to find the ideal ratio of waste mixture that could maximize the collection efficiency of methane (CH4) from the anaerobic digestion process; and third, to promote CH4 production by comparing the biodegradability. As a result of comparing the reactors R1, R2, and R3, each containing a mixture of food waste and livestock manure at the ratio of 5:5, 7:3, and 3:7, respectively, R2 showed the optimum treatment efficiencies for the removal of Total Solids (TS) and Volatile Solids (VS), CH4 production, and biodegradability.

Solid-state anaerobic digestion facilitates the removal of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements from cattle manure

Livestock manure is a hotspot for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Solid-state anaerobic digestion (SAD) is a high efficiency livestock manure treatment, but the changes in ARGs and microbial communities during SAD are unknown. Therefore, thermophilic SAD (55 °C), mesophilic SAD (35 °C), and liquid anaerobic digestion (35 °C) were conducted to investigate the impacts of SAD on ARGs, mobile genetic elements, and microbial communities. Compared with liquid anaerobic digestion, SAD significantly reduced at least 7/10 ARGs and all of the mobile genetic elements considered, where the total abundance of ARG was 23.7% higher in the thermophilic SAD product than the mesophilic SAD product. Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were the main potential hosts for ARGs, and their decreased abundances were mainly responsible for the reductions in ARGs during SAD. This study demonstrated that SAD is a promising method for decreasing the ARGs risk in livestock manure.

Total assessment for phosphorus input load of public wastewater and livestock manure treatment facilities in Korea

Total assessment for phosphorus input load of public wastewater and livestock manure treatment facilities in Korea

Enhanced Growth and Activities of the Dominant Functional Microbiota of Chicken Manure Composts in the Presence of Maize Straw

As a consequence of intensive feeding, the bulk deposition of livestock manure causes severe environmental problems. Composting is a promising method for waste disposal, and the fermentation process is driven by microbial communities. However, chicken manure contains diverse gut microbes, mainly species derived from Proteobacteria, which may include pathogens that threaten human health. To evaluate composting as a harmless treatment of livestock manure, the dynamics of the microbiota in two chicken manure composts were studied, and the influences of adding maize straw on the compost microbiota were compared. The results revealed that microbes from Firmicutes including Bacillus and Lentibacillus are the most dominant degraders with a strong amino acid metabolism, and they secrete a diverse array of proteases as revealed in metaproteomics data. The addition of maize straw to the chicken manure compost accelerated species succession at the initial stage, and stimulated carbohydrate metabolism in the dominant microbiota. Besides, under the resulting high temperature (>70°C) conditions, the relative abundance of Proteobacteria was reduced by 78% in composts containing maize straw by day 4, which was faster than in compost without added maize straw, in which the abundance was reduced by 66%. Adding maize straw to chicken manure composts can therefore increase the fermentation temperature and inhibit the growth of Proteobacteria. In general, these findings provide increased insight into the dynamic changes among the dominant functional microbiota in chicken manure composts, and may contribute to the optimization of livestock manure composting on an industrial scale.

PEMANFAATAN LIMBAH KOTORAN TERNAK SEBAGAI BIOGAS YANG RAMAH LINGKUNGAN DAN BERKELANJUTAN

The need for fuel continues to increase along with population growth and development of the times. But what happens when this is fossil fuel supplies continue to decline. Therefore, it is necessary to find an alternative that can provide renewable fuels and environmentally friendly. One form of alternative energy that has the prospective to be developed is biogas. Biogas can be obtained by making use of livestock manure. Moreover, in the manufacture of biogas, also produced fertilizer which can be used for plant fertility. Do counseling / guidance and knowledge transfer to the public to utilize the manure waste as biogas instead of wood fuel / kerosene and manure that are environmentally friendly and provide an example to the community about how to make a tool of sewage treatment of livestock manure into biogas as appropriate technology affordable by the public as a form of community service. This event was held for groups of pig farmers in Konya, Village Hedam, Heram District Jayapura City in the form of counseling / guidance and training to the community by using the method of lecture, discussion, question and answer, demonstration and practice of waste processing pig manure into biogas. Keywords: Biogas, fossil, fuel, environment, wood fuel

Effect of terracing project on temporal-spatial variation of non-point source pollution load in Hujiashan watershed, China

Taking Hujiashan small watershed as the study area, based on the classified result of Landsat TM/ETM images of 2005, 2010 and 2015, combined with long-term field observation data, and used the export coefficient model, our study explored the effect of small watershed management project on temporal and spatial variation of total nitrogen (TN) load of non-point source pollution under the support of GIS technology. The results indicated that, due to the implementation of slope modification project, the area of cultivated land was significantly increased, while forest and bareland were decreased. The load of non-point source TN increased from 63208 kg in 2005 to 72778 kg in 2010, but reduced to 46876 kg in 2015. The contribution rate from residential areas was higher, the average contribution rate of the three periods was 53.5%, but it showed a decreasing trend year by year. The contribution rate of land use types was 45%, which showed an increasing trend year by year. The contribution rate of livestock was always low. From the spatial distribution, TN loading intensity was changed obviously after the terracing project. High load intensity zone was mainly concentrated on the slope of 5°-15° before terracing project. Nevertheless, high load intensity zone was concentrated on the slope of 15°-35° after terracing project, and 5°-8° had become a low load strength area. The TN load intensity changed little with time on the slope of 0°-8°, and it increased first and then decreased on the slope above 8°. With the treatment of sewage, garbage and livestock manure in rural areas, the output of nitrogen in the living and livestock breeding were significantly reduced. Due to the implementation of the project, the cultivated land area increased by 31%.

Removal of 17 β-estradiol from poultry litter via solid state cultivation of lignolytic fungi

Emerging contaminants like hormones can interfere ecological life health. Both liquid cultivation and direct enzymatic process have been proved effective for hormonal removal. This study aimed to assess direct removal of 17 β-estradiol (E2) from solid medium poultry litter (PL) by cultivating laccase-producing fungi toward clean treatment of PL. Before E2 removal test, laccase production was optimized by addition of citric acid and lignocellulosic biomasses into PL, which turned out to dramatically enhance laccase production to varying degrees. The highest laccase activity of approximately 16 U/g medium was produced by Pycnoporus sp. SYBC-L3 on PL mixed with sweat sorghum bagasse at a 2 to 3 (g/g) ratio. An extra dose of E2 spiked in the PL/biomass mixture (final concentration of 10 μg/g) was used to test its effect on laccase production and subsequent E2 removal. Over 80% E2 was removed from the above cultivation system, and E2 removal appeared to be positively correlated with laccase activity. Our results might present an alternative clean strategy for livestock manure treatment before land application.

Experimental assessment of a process including microbial fuel cell for nitrogen removal from digestate of anaerobic treatment of livestock manure and agricultural wastes

Experimental assessment of a process including microbial fuel cell for nitrogen removal from digestate of anaerobic treatment of livestock manure and agricultural wastes

Improving the national ammonia emission inventory by considering the movement and treatment of livestock manure

Improving the national ammonia emission inventory by considering the movement and treatment of livestock manure

Effects of Cattle Manure and Swine Slurry Acidification on Ammonia Emission as Estimated by an Acid Trap System

This study was conducted to assess the efficacy of slurry acidification in reducing ammonia emission from manure storage and application. The non-fermented cattle manure (NFC) and swine slurry (SS) were acidified by sulfuric acid and stored in an acryl chamber for 168 and 96 hours, respectively. Ammonia emitted from the chamber was collected using an acid trap system. The amount of ammonia emission was significantly reduced when the livestock manures were treated with sulfuric acid. The absolute amount of ammonia in NFC increased rapidly starting from 48 h and 72 h in the control (pH 8.6) and acidified NFC (pH 6.5), respectively. The absolute amount of ammonia was the highest at 96 h (3.65 g kg ¯¹ h ¯¹) in the control and at 144 h (2.34 g kg ¯¹ h ¯¹) in pH 6.5 NFC. The cumulative ammonia content in the control continuously increased until 96 h and was maintained until 168 h, whereas the increase rate of emission gas accumulation in acidified NFC was much less throughout the experimental period. Acidification of SS mitigated ammonia emission as proven in NFC. The cumulative amount of ammonia emission was decreased by 49.4% and 92.3% in the acidified SS at pH 6.5 and pH 5.5, respectively, compared to the control at 96 h after treatment. These results indicate that ammonia emission can be significantly reduced by sulfuric acid treatment of livestock manure during processing and the subsequent land application.

국내 가축분뇨 처리시설 형태별 특성조사 분석

국내 경제성장에 힘입어 최근 30여 년 간에 걸쳐서 축산물 소비가 급격하게 늘어나고 있다. 이에 따라 국내 가축 규모는 전업화, 대형화 되는 추세에 있다. 가축 사육두수의 증가는 필연적으로 가축분뇨 발생량 증가를 초래하게 되었다. 농림축산 통계에 따르면 2013년 말 기준으로 약 47,235천 톤의 가축분뇨가 발생되었다. 이 분뇨를 처리하기 위해서 퇴비화, 액비화, 정화 그리고 혐기소화와 같은 다양한 가축분뇨 처리방법이 적용되고 있다. 가축분뇨를 퇴비화 처리 하는 시설에 있어서는 에스컬레이터식, 패들식, 스크루식 또는 로타리식 등의 4가지 종류의 교반시설이 적용되고 있다. 가축분뇨 액비화 시설의 경우에는 호기적 방법과 무산소적 방법 등의 2가지 시설이 운영되고 있다. 가축분뇨를 액비화하기 위해서 전국에 약 8천기에 달하는 액비화 시설이 설치, 운영되고 있다. 가축분뇨 정화처리 시설에서는 고액분리 처리, 2차 처리 그리고 고도 처리의 3가지 단계의 기술을 적용하고 있다. 2012년 말 기준으로 볼 때 혐기소화 처리방법에 의해서 처리된 돼지분뇨 슬러리는 약 21천 톤에 달한다. 가축분뇨 처리를 위해서 퇴비, 액비, 정화 시설, 혐기소화 시설 등을 선택함에 있어서 악취제거 효율을 높이는 것이 대단히 중요한 사안이 되었다. 본 연구에서는 국내에 설치된 가축분뇨처리 시설의 특징과 운영방식을 6년간에 걸친 시설 설치관련 서류 검토와 현장조사를 통하여 분석하였다. Due to development of the national economy growth, livestock goods consumption has rapidly increased over the past 30 years. It has led livestock breeders to increase their livestock numbers. An increased number of livestock have consequently resulted in an increasing animal feces generation. According to the agricultural statistics provided by the Bureau of Statistics, livestock manure amounts to 47,235 thousand tons in 2013. To treat livestock manure, various types of treatment facilities like composting, liquid fertilization, purification, and anaerobic digestion facilities are being applied. In composting facility, there are four kinds of agitation system: escalator, paddle, screw and rotary type. In case of liquid fertilization process, there are two types of system: aeration and anoxic type. There are about 8,000 liquid fertilization facilities for treatment livestock manure in Korea. For purification of livestock manure, the treatment process is divided by three steps: Solid/Liquid separation process, Secondary purification process and advanced oxidation process. About 21 thousand tons of livestock manure was treated by anaerobic digestion facility in 2012. In every type of facility for livestock manure treatment, it is very important to choose the optimal deodorization equipment for the livestock manure treatment facility. In this study, the investigation has been carried out for six years to analyse the characteristics of livestock manure treatment facilities and related technique of Korea.

A study of odor emission characteristics from human waste/livestock manure treatment facilities in Korea

Odor from human waste/livestock manure treatment facilities has the potential to cause significant annoyance and to impact the amenity. In this study, odor emission characteristics at unit process of 38 human waste/livestock manure treatment facilities were evaluated using composite odor concentration and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) concentration. The values of composite odor concentration (geometry mean) and H2S concentration (median) for screening and storage basin were higher than those for the other treatment processes. The composite odor concentration and H2S concentration were distributed over a wide area in each process. Composite odor concentration (dilution ratio) was found to have the significant correlation with H2S concentration (p = 0.000 < 0.05). The H2S concentration accounted for 83.2% (human waste treatment facilities), 86.8% (livestock manure treatment facilities) of composite odor concentration.

가축분뇨 관리 및 퇴비·액비 이용에 대한 개선방안 고찰 - 논산지역을 중심으로 -

The Ministry of Environment established a plan for advancement of livestock manure management in July 2011 and finalized the "Comprehensive Measures for Advancement of Livestock Manure Management" in May 2012 complementing and strengthening the plan. In this process, it was necessary to investigate the status of discharge of livestock manure and its environmental impact, for example on rivers, groundwater, arable outflow water and soil. We investigated types of livestock husbandry, discharge of livestock manure, and production and use of organic fertilizers and presented the improvement measures of livestock manure management and organic fertilizer use. First, it is necessary to come up with measures to calculate appropriate density and numbers of livestock animals and prevent overcrowded breeding. Second, as many of the private livestock manure treatment facilities are out-dated and their long-term aerated reaction tanks are not regularly managed, it is necessary to find ways to improve those facilities through inspection and diagnosis. In addition, since existing public treatment facilities are designed to add clean water to belt filter press, additional water is needed. Therefore, it is necessary to improve belt filter press in order to decrease the extra water. Finally, although large-scale organic fertilizer plants and resources recycling centers produce good organic (liquid) fertilizers with proper components, it is necessary to establish standards for maturity of liquid fertilizers in order to facilitate efforts to turn livestock manure into resources.