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Nutrient and Solids Separation of Flushed Dairy Manure by Settling
Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org
Citation: Paper number 024156, 2002 ASAE Annual Meeting . (doi: 10.13031/2013.10515) @2002Authors: James C. Converse, K.G. Karthikeyan
Keywords: flushed dairy manure, nutrient and solids separation
Flushed dairy manure (influent) and effluent from a screw press were placed in separate 15 cm diameter settling columns with a working volume of 12 liters. Settling times ranged from 4 hrs to 49 days. The objective of the study was to determine the % of the nutrients and solids that could be concentrated into a small volume by settling. The results of the study are based on % of the nutrients or solids that were placed in the column. The ammonia and potassium were unaffected by settling and remained essentially at the same concentration throughout the column. Approximately 30% of the total nitrogen was concentrated in the bottom 25% of the volume. After 4 hours approximately 50% of the total phosphorus and solids were concentrated in the bottom 25% of the volume. After 49 days approximately 75% of the total phosphorus and 58% of solids were concentrated in the bottom 25%. In a separate study on evaluating the screw press, approximately 28% of the solids and 6% of the total P were removed from the influent stream. It appears that long term settling of flushed dairy manure will remove upwards of 75 80% of the phosphorus from the effluent stream and concentrate it in the bottom 25% of the volume. The N:P:K ratio is affected by settling with longer settling times having a greater effect on settling as a higher percentage of P settles out over time than does N and K
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