Influence of a Biodegradable Litter Amendment on the Pyrolysis of Poultry Litter

The effects of adding a biodegradable litter amendment (AmmoSoak), developed from steam exploded corncobs, to poultry litter prior to pyrolysis on the product yields and qualities were investigated. Mixtures of litter and AmmoSoak were pyrolyzed in a bench-scale fluidized bed reactor. The objective...

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Main Author: Tarrant, Ryan Carl Allen
Other Authors: Biological Systems Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35126
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09202010-154735/