Removal of ammonia from poultry manure by aluminosilicates

Łukasz Wlazło; Bożena Nowakowicz-Dębek; Jacek Kapica; Małgorzata Kwiecień; Halina Pawlak

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.028

Removal of ammonia from poultry manure by aluminosilicates

J Environ Manage. 2016 Dec 1;183(Pt 3):722-725. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.028. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Authors

Łukasz Wlazło¹, Bożena Nowakowicz-Dębek¹, Jacek Kapica², Małgorzata Kwiecień³, Halina Pawlak⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Animal Hygiene and Environment, University of Life Sciences, ul. Akademicka 13, 20-950, Lublin, Poland.
² Department of Technology Fundamentals, University of Life Sciences, ul. Głęboka 28, 20-950, Lublin, Poland. Electronic address: jacek.kapica@up.lublin.pl.
³ Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, ul. Akademicka 13, 20-950, Lublin, Poland.
⁴ Department of Technology Fundamentals, University of Life Sciences, ul. Głęboka 28, 20-950, Lublin, Poland.

PMID: 27641655
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.028

Abstract

The aim of the study was to test the possibility of using aluminosilicates as natural sorbents of ammonia from poultry manure. The ammonia-absorbing properties of sodium bentonite and zeolite were confirmed in ex situ conditions. The most significant reduction in the level of ammonia with respect to the control was noted for 2% bentonite and 1% zeolite. The mean reduction for the entire period of the experiment ranged from 26.41% to 29.04%. The aluminosilicates tested can be used to neutralize ammonia released on poultry farms.

Keywords: Ammonia; Poultry manure; Silicates; Sorption.

MeSH terms

Aluminum Silicates / chemistry*
Ammonia / isolation & purification*
Animals
Bentonite / chemistry
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Manure*
Poultry*
Waste Management / methods*
Zeolites / chemistry

Substances

Aluminum Silicates
Manure
Bentonite
Zeolites
aluminosilicate
Ammonia