Work

Gas Loop: Ammonia emissions in pig stable from a problem to a fertilizer resource

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Gas Loop has developed and monitored an air washing system that removes ammonia from the air of animal housing and recovers it in an ammonium sulphate solution. This increases animal welfare and productivity due to better air quality inside the pig housing. An essential nutrient like nitrogen, often emitted as harmful ammonia into the atmosphere, can be reclaimed and repurposed into fertilisers, contributing to nutrient recovery and reuse initiatives. Ammonium sulphate solution produced complies with the EU Regulation 2019/1009 as liquid inorganic N fertilisers based on category PFC1. The recovered fertilisers allow for a GHG reduction due to the replacement of N industrial fertilisers equal to 66t CO2eq per year and per ton of live weight.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18887767

Author: Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali

Language: English

Topic: Odor and Emission Control Technologies

Subfield: Process Chemistry and Technology

Field: Chemical Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Climate action

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: NUTRI-KNOW - BROADENING THE IMPACT OF EIP-AGRI OPERATIONAL GROUPS IN THE FIELD OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT: KNOWLEDGE EXPLOITATION AND EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND MATERIAL FOR FARMERS AND PRACTITIONERS