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Poultry litter turned into bio-oil
UPI ^
| 08/20/07
Posted on 08/20/2007 10:57:09 AM PDT by nypokerface
BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are developing portable pyrolysis units that can convert poultry litter into bio-oil in a system that addresses biosecurity issues.
Virginia Tech Associate Professor Foster Agblevor, who is leading the research, said the technology can convert poultry litter into three value-added byproducts -- pyrodiesel, producer gas, and fertilizer.
The pyrolysis unit heats the litter until it vaporizes, the scientists said. The vapor is then condensed to produce the bio-oil and a slow-release fertilizer is recovered from the reactor. The gas can then be used to operate the pyrolysis unit, thereby making it a self-sufficient system.
More than 5.6 million tons of poultry litter are produced each year in the United States.
“The self-contained transportable pyrolsis unit will allow poultry producers to process the litter on site rather than having to haul the litter to a separate location,” Agblevor said. “In addition, the thermochemical process destroys the microorganisms reducing the likelihood of the transmission of disease to other locations.”
The research that included Sedat Beis, Seung-Soo-Kim and graduate students Ryan Tarrant and Ofei Mante was presented Monday in Boston during the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: biosecurity; energy; research; scientists; technologypoultry; vatech; virginiatech
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To: nypokerface
“Poultry litter”?
Is that what I think it is?
Are they just too Poultry Litter to call it what it is?
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posted on
08/20/2007 10:59:06 AM PDT
by
samtheman
To: nypokerface
Chicken salad out of..............
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08/20/2007 10:59:10 AM PDT
by
GQuagmire
(Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
To: nypokerface; sully777; vigl; Cagey; Abathar; A. Patriot; B Knotts; getsoutalive; muleskinner; ...
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posted on
08/20/2007 10:59:23 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmospere. We're just putting it back!)
To: nypokerface
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:01:22 AM PDT
by
silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tommorrow!)
To: nypokerface
The next project:
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:01:46 AM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
To: nypokerface
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:02:07 AM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
To: nypokerface
The Democratic Convention ought to fuel the country for a year, given that they are all
Chicken Sh*t!
To: nypokerface
Oh yeh, running a bio fuel vehicle on french fry grease leaves a smell of french frys on the highway.
Imagine what this is going to smell like going down the road. ;^O
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:03:07 AM PDT
by
Just another Joe
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To: nypokerface
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:04:14 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Just another Joe
Ain’t got to imagine,,,smells like eggs..
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:04:24 AM PDT
by
silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tommorrow!)
To: nypokerface
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:04:37 AM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
To: silentreignofheroes
Ain’t got to imagine,,,smells like eggs..Ah, no, if that's what you think, you've never raised chickens. ;^)
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:06:58 AM PDT
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Just another Joe
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To: Just another Joe
Got about 16k in 2 houses,,Kidding about the smell,,,but then I am used to it...
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:12:31 AM PDT
by
silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tommorrow!)
To: nypokerface
What utter nonsense!
Does anyone know how much energy it takes to PRODUCE this litter?!
This is far worse than ethanol.
STOP THE MADNESS!
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:15:12 AM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
(If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
To: silentreignofheroes
but then I am used to it...16K!?
I'm sorry. ;^)
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08/20/2007 11:17:43 AM PDT
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Just another Joe
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To: samtheman
Does anyone know what the white stuff on “Poultry litter” is called?
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:19:24 AM PDT
by
doubleaught
(Once a king always a king but once a knight is enough!)
To: nypokerface
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posted on
08/20/2007 11:26:44 AM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
To: doubleaught
can’t say that I do,,asked my wife,she said “white stuff”..gotta be it..
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08/20/2007 11:34:18 AM PDT
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silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tommorrow!)
To: nypokerface
Shades of “Mad Max Thunderdome!” ‘cept it’s chicken stuff,,,,
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