Project: MLMMI 2010-03-L
Objective
- Describe and assess the types of manure treatment/processing technologies that have attempted to concentrate and recover phosphorus (ex. solid-liquid separation) used in North America and Europe
- Include levels of success/failure, efficiency, cost/economic feasibility, and the overall value of the technologies to the agri-industry
- Outline any gaps in the research that has been conducted to date and make recommendations as to future R&D needs/priorities in the field of manure treatment/processing technology
- Identify key manure treatment/processing technology investigations that should proceed
- Make recommendations that will assist in the development of a defined and standardized set of evaluation criteria for manure treatment technologies (both technical and economic performance and opportunities for value added byproducts as additional income stream)
Performer
Dr. Nazim Cicek
Department of Biosystems Engineering
University of Manitoba
Details
Status: Completed
Started: 2010-03-24
Completed: 2010-06-30
Funding Partners: who have contributed to MLMMI in support of this project:
Manitoba Pork Council - $7,500
Agri-Food Research and Development Initiative (ARDI) under the Canada-Manitoba Growing Forward Initiative - $7,500
Amount Funded: $15,000.00
Performer Funded: $3,000.00
Total Cost: $18,000.00
Activity
Progress report due May 17, 2010.
Progress report received May 14, 2010.
Final report due June 30, 2010.
Final report received June 2010.
Summary
Structure of the review:
Part 1 of this review will set out liquid manure characteristics with respect to nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and it will discuss the requirements of manure separation technology in Manitoba.
Part 2 will address which technologies are available for solids separation and P
concentration/extraction. The focus will be on technologies that have been tested by researchers in either laboratory or large-scale operations, and for which scientific literature has been published. Most of the technology descriptions will be brief and will focus primarily on nutrient fate.
Part 3 will assess the applicability of these technologies to the Manitoba context and it will outline perceived gaps in research, recommendations for research topics, and discussion of criteria to judge technology efficacy for Manitoba.