Final-biogas report2 2008
UPEI Department of Engineering
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Biogas-Report-Final
UPEI Department of Engineering
550 University Avenue Charlottetown PEI C1A 4P3 Page 11 of 55 Digestate Uses The digested slurry that is removed from a digester is called digestate. Nutrients in the raw manure are retained for potential use as fertilizer throughout the digestion process. During digestion, the organic nitrogen in the substrate is converted into ammonia, an inorganic form that is more easily consumed by plants. [30, 31] Phosphorous and potassium levels are also maintained.[32] In this way, the potency of the manure as fertilizer is increased by the digestion process. An important benefit of manure digestion is the removal of organic compounds from the manure, which are the main components in the smell of manure fertilizer when it is applied to the field. The digestate can be sprayed on a field with little to no offensive smell, reducing some of the complaints against large farms in crowded areas. In addition to the value of improved fertilizer, the solid matter in the digestate can be separated, composted, and used as animal bedding. [33] The liquid portion (“filtrate”) contains the high- quality fertilizer. There is some evidence to suggest that filtrate from anaerobic digestion. can give better yields than conventional fertilizer.[30] One cautionary note: some co-substrates that may contain inorganic material that is not suitable for field application. It would be important in selecting a co-substrate to ensure that it will produce a digestate that is acceptable for use as fertilizer. On PEI, we have already seen the impact of not heeding this sort of caution with the municipal compost facility. When the facility was first built, it was expected that the agricultural industry would use the compost. Once the plant was in operation, growers were barred from using it when major potato buyers rejected it for use on process potatoes [34, 35]. It would be an important step for the operator of a digester that is planning to use any industrial or municipal waste co-substrate to get confirmation in advance that the finished digestate will be acceptable for use as a fertilizer. |
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