Cornell: To Sustainably Harness Cow Manure's Usefulness, Fire It Up
August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 31 (TNSJou) -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Cow manure - a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers - soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend.
Judiciously decomposing organic matter from 700 degrees Fahrenheit to 1,200 degrees F, without oxygen - a process known as pyrolysis, very different from incineration - and retaining nutrients from dairy lagoons can transform manure into a manageable, ecologically . . .
Cow manure - a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers - soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend.
Judiciously decomposing organic matter from 700 degrees Fahrenheit to 1,200 degrees F, without oxygen - a process known as pyrolysis, very different from incineration - and retaining nutrients from dairy lagoons can transform manure into a manageable, ecologically . . .