When you have a potentially valuable organic feedstock, there are many things to take into consideration for an organics granulation operation. The first thing that needs to be done is to analyze the feedstock. Size, moisture content, sensitivity to heat and pressure, flowability – all …
There are three generalized and accepted approaches for the granulation of organic waste and manure streams. The first is a mixer to drum dryer granulation approach, with the mixer being either a pin mixer, or paddle mixer. In this approach, mixer selection is based on …
As previously stated in Organics Granulation: The Need, “Organics,” as they are called, are a varying range of materials. Organics come from many sources, but originate from three main channels: Agricultural (manure and compost), Industrial (DAF Sludge, food waste, and restaurant waste), and Municipal (biosolids …
A rising need for organics granulation can be explained as a culmination of numerous contributing factors. Non-renewable chemical fertilizer prices are going up, as is the competition for land resources. As we continue to mine our existing nutrient resources (ie. Phosphorous, Potassium, Nitrogen, etc.), trying …
This week, FEECO will be releasing part one of their Organics Granulation series. Organics granulation, such as the granulation of chicken manure into fertiliser pellets, has been gaining increasing attention in the fertiliser world, due to a combination of various factors. Although the world of …
During a time when an increase was seen in the need for processing alternative manure sludges, such as bat, chicken, cattle, turkey, and most of all, municipal wastewater sludges, Lee D. Hoffmann of FEECO International presented “Processing Sludges for Acceptance in the Fertilizer Industry,” to …
The enactment of the Acid Rain Program under the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments was in response to the discovery that acid rain was a major result of the burning of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels such as coal emit sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides when …
In an article for the Sydney Morning Herald, Melinda Ham outlines a few of the key processes by which waste is recycled and reused throughout Australia. As recycling becomes a necessity rather than a nicety, the importance of turning wastes into value-added products will become …
Potash, or potassium-bearing material, is a necessary ingredient in plant growth, and therefore is used extensively in fertilizer. Though potash is widely used throughout Australia, previously, potash has not been produced in Australia. In a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald, by Rebecca Le …
In the past several years, a problem in the agricultural industry has been gaining increasing attention: chicken manure. As chicken farms have blown up in size, the amount of manure they produce has escalated to a nearly unmanageable volume. People are scrambling to find a …