Fertilizer Efficacy of Poultry Litter Ash Blended with Lime or Gypsum as Fillers

Bauer, Philip J.; Szögi, Ariel A.; Shumaker, Paul D.

doi:10.3390/environments6050050

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“…These environmental risks are leading to the development of technologies to manage nutrient-rich broiler litter that allow the recycling of nutrients as organic soil amendments or plant fertilizer materials. Several management programs and technologies have been developed to solve the problem of surplus N and P from spent broiler litter including: (1) Transfer of broiler litter to nutrient-deficient agricultural lands as compost [6], as fine particles [7] or in pelletized form [8]; (2) improved manure application methods, such as subsurface soil placement of broiler litter, to prevent ammonia emissions or nutrient runoff [9,10]; (3) energy generation by thermal conversion such as incineration [11] or biological anaerobic digestion [12]; and (4) acidification with addition of chemicals to retain N in Environments 2019, 6, 96 2 of 13 the broiler litter [13,14]. As an alternative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture developed a patented process, called "Quick Wash" (QW), to manage the surplus of N and P prior to soil application of broiler litter or animal manure [15].…”

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Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter

Szögi

Shumaker

et al. 2019

Environments

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Low-phosphorus (P) litter, a manure treatment byproduct, can be used as an organic soil amendment and nitrogen (N) source but its effect on N mineralization is unknown. A laboratory incubation study was conducted to compare the effect of adding untreated (fine or pelletized) broiler litter (FUL or PUL) versus extracted, low-P treated (fine or pelletized) broiler litter (FLP or PLP) on N dynamics in a sandy soil. All four litter materials were surface applied at 157 kg N ha−1. The soil accumulation of ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3−) were used to estimate available mineralized N. The evolution of carbon dioxide (CO2), ammonia (NH3), and nitrous oxide (N2O) was used to evaluate gaseous losses during soil incubation. Untreated litter materials provided high levels of mineralized N, 71% of the total N applied for FUL and 64% for PUL, while NH3 losses were 24% to 35% and N2O losses were 3.3% to 7.4% of the total applied N, respectively. Soil application of low-P treated litter provided lower levels of mineralized N, 42% for FLP and 29% for PLP of the total applied N with NH3 losses of 5.7% for FLP for and 4.1% for PLP, and very low N2O losses (0.5%). Differences in mineralized N between untreated and treated broiler litter materials were attributed to contrasting C:N ratios and acidity of the low-P litter byproducts. Soil application of treated low-P litter appears as an option for slow mineral N release and abatement of NH3 and N2O soil losses.

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Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter

Szögi

Shumaker

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“…In addition, the essential role of phosphogypsum as a fertilizer is that it has other macro and microelements in its composition. When applied to the soil in small rates, it does not have a harmful effect and, therefore, can serve as a mineral supplement (Bauer et al, 2019). Another component of the fertilizer offered by the authors is poultry waste, having been widely used as a fertilizer, the subject of many papers for a long time (Szogi et al, 2019…”

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Composition, Properties, and Use of Secondary Resources as Organic Soil Fertilizers

Asylbaev¹,

Nigmatzyanov²,

Khabirov³

et al. 2020

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The paper discusses reserves of secondary raw materials, local organic fertilizers, and ameliorants (peat, sapropel, phosphogypsum, phosphorites, lignite coals, zeolites, gypsum, limestone) in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The effect of phosphogypsum and poultry manure on soil fertility and potato yields is studied. The use of gypsum to improve soil has been studied and used in agriculture and environmental restoration for many years. Most of the published literature is devoted to the influence of the use of gypsum on soil properties and not on yield. The paper presents the results of a field experiment on the use of phosphogypsum together with poultry waste, with detailed documentation of changes in the microelement composition of soils, the mode of precipitation, and the total yield after fertilizing. The results of the given work will be useful in determining gypsum application norms; there are also recommendations for future research on the use of gypsum for soil improvement. The yield improvement may be the result of an additive or synergistic effect; therefore, a meta-analysis of gypsum experiments is strongly recommended to improve recommendations for the use of gypsum in various environments. The optimal application rates of secondary raw materials are found. The soil humus сontent improves, and potato yield increases from 13.9 to 75.7 С/ha when phosphogypsum is applied separately and in combination with poultry litter. There is the nutritional value of the poultry manure, with the main elements as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Phosphogypsum is characterized with high content of strontium (14691 mg/kg) and rare earth elements (cerium – 1358 mg/kg, praseodymium – 123.9 mg/kg, neodymium – 418.5 mg/kg, samarium – 77.5 mg/kg, europium – 19.9 mg/kg, gadolinium – 58.9 mg/kg, terbium – 6.91 mg/kg and dysprosium – 25 mg/kg). The content of total element forms in phosphogypsum was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (IPC-MS) using a VG Plasma Quad and Elan-6100 mass spectrometer.

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“…The ash showed high nutrient content: 10% of phosphate and 6% of potassium. The fertilizer efficacy of turkey litter ash blended with lime and gypsum as fillers was studied by Bauer et al [122]. The ash investigated in this study was characterized by high amounts of calcium, phosphorous, and potassium: P and K contents were equivalent to 15.5% P 2 O 5 and 7.0% K 2 O, respectively.…”

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Significance and Challenges of Poultry Litter and Cattle Manure as Sustainable Fuels: A Review

Maj

2022

Energies

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Growing animal production results in a significant amount of waste, composed of manure, bedding, feed, feathers, etc., whose safe and cost-effective disposal becomes a troublesome challenge. The literature review points out that the higher heating value (HHV) of animal-origin waste reaches 19 MJ/kg (dry basis), which positions it as a promising renewable energy source. Various paths of energy recovery were investigated in the literature, but the thermal processes, particularly combustion and co-combustion, were indicated as the most effective from both technical and environmental points of view. The presented study reviews the fuel characteristics, possible combustion-related challenges, and ash disposal routes of the most popular animal-origin waste: poultry litter and cow (cattle) manure with a slight sight on piggery (swine) manure. When considering animal-origin feedstock as fuel, usually only animal species is given (poultry, cattle, etc.). However, according to the analyzed literature data, this is not sufficient information. Several more factors crucially influence the fuel and ash properties of animal waste and the most vital are: the housing system, type of bedding, and farming style. Animal litter is considered a “difficult” fuel, nevertheless, it does not always cause combustion-related problems. Some analyzed feedstock feature low chlorine concentrations and high ash melting temperatures, which makes them combustion-friendly.

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Fertilizer Efficacy of Poultry Litter Ash Blended with Lime or Gypsum as Fillers

Cited by 13 publications

References 31 publications

Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter

Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter

Composition, Properties, and Use of Secondary Resources as Organic Soil Fertilizers

Significance and Challenges of Poultry Litter and Cattle Manure as Sustainable Fuels: A Review

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