AquaClean…Composting

 

Odor Control and Manure Composting can be used on Dairy Farms

Composting can be easily done with ACF-32, and will significantly reduce odor and shorten the time necessary to complete the process. Dosage of ACF-32 can vary from a heavy application of 1:20 dilution in water to 1:50 on the light side. You can determine based on the Composting Method being used....and how often you will be able to apply treatment.

You need to know which method the client is using to compost, and what materials are being degraded...

1. Heap Method Just piling leaves and grasses. In this case, ACF should be sprayed on the pile as it is created, in order to get more even distribution. This is a slow method, unless the client periodically turns the pile, and if they do...you should re-spray as it is being turned.

2. In Vessel Method Like a Bio-Reactor, the compost is tumbled in a container, or more periodically moved from one container to another. This mixes the compost, aerates and allows for settling, and ACF can be applied when the compost is being moved...or agitated.

3. Wind Rows Method Using tractor-like machines, the compost is chopped and mixed...as the machine moves over the compost, leaving piled rows. Usually these have a sprayer attachment, which can apply ACF to the rows as they are being formed. The compost is usually turned periodically, allowing reaction similar to In Vessel.

The general goal for Composting is to get the pile to Temperature (60 to 75 C / 140 to 175 F), which then leads to Volume Reduction as the organics degrade and gas-off, leaving the hard to degrade Carbons and Nutrients (N, P, and Micros)...eventually reaching a stage of Stabilization.

System effectiveness is measured in three manners...A) one looks to speed up getting to Temperature...B) then shortening the time it takes for Volume Reduction...C) and finally, evaluating the Quality of the Stabilized Material Fertilizer.

As such, Heap Method can take many months...up to a year, depending on the composition. For instance, if you only piled up grass clippings...the reaction would end up with a slimy, moist gooey mess due to lack of air. Therefore they usually bulk-up the pile with coarse material (like wood chips) to allow air circulation.

Wind Row method takes 45 to 90 days, again depending on the composition of the pile...but also how often the piles are turned.

In Vessel can be as short as a month.

If you apply ACF-32, two to three times during the process...you should expect to reduce the time for composting In Vessel by 20 to 25%...for Wind Row a reduction of 30 to 40%....and in a Heap, by some 50%....though turning the piles is important to final results.

The benefits of using ACF-32, versus competitive products, is that its broad spectrum of bacteria will significantly reduce odor and speed up the entire process, and results in a better fertilizer.