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Research Project: Improvement of Soil Management Practices and Manure Treatment/Handling Systems of the Southern Coastal Plain

Location: Coastal Plain Soil, Water and Plant Conservation Research

Title: Ammonia recovery by gas-permeable membranes enhances anaerobic digestion of swine manure

Author
item GONZALEZ-GARCIA, ISABEL - Instituto Tecnológico Agrario De Castilla Y León (ITACYL)
item RIANO, BERTA - Instituto Tecnológico Agrario De Castilla Y León (ITACYL)
item MOLINUEVO-SALCES, BEATRIZ - Instituto Tecnológico Agrario De Castilla Y León (ITACYL)
item Vanotti, Matias
item GARCIA-GONZALEZ, MARIA CRUZ - Instituto Tecnológico Agrario De Castilla Y León (ITACYL)

Submitted to: Meeting Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/15/2019
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: In this study, gas permeable membrane technology was used to capture ammonia (NH3) during the anaerobic digestion (AD) process, eliminating one of the main inhibitors of the AD process. The results showed an improvement in the production of methane biogas from swine manure. The technology also captured nitrogen in the form of an ammonium salt that can be re-used as fertilizer.