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US 7,011,824 · App. 09/729,579 · Granted Mar 14, 2006

Methods of treating manure

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Patent No.
US 7,011,824
App. No.
09/729,579
Granted
Mar 14, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of treating animal manure solids comprises contacting the solids with a treatment composition comprising AlCl 3 .nH 2 O or Al(NO 3 ) 3 .mH 2 O, or the residue of AlCl 3 .nH 2 O or Al(NO 3 ) 3 .mH 2 O, to form a treated waste product, wherein n is from 0 to 10, and m is from 0 to 12. The treatment amount can be effective to reduce phosphorus solubility in the manure; reduce phosphorus runoff and/or phosphorus leaching from fields fertilized with manure; inhibit ammonia volatilization from the manure; flocculate solids in the manure; reduce pathogens in the manure; increase the nitrogen content in the manure; and/or reduce acid rain and PM-10s associated with the manure.

Claims (24)

1. A method of treating dry animal manure solids, comprising contacting the solids with an effective treatment amount of a treatment composition comprising AlCl 3 .nH 2 O or Al(NO 3 ) 3 .mH 2 O to form a treated waste product having an improved environmental, health and/or animal performance property, wherein n is from 0 to 10, and m is from 0 to 12.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to reduce phosphorus solubility in the manure.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to reduce phosphorus runoff and/or phosphorus leaching from fields fertilized with manure.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to inhibit ammonia volatilization from the manure.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to improve weight gains, feed conversion, and/or disease resistance of animals.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to reduce ammonia emissions from manure.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to reduce pathogens in the manure.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to increase the nitrogen content of the manure.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the treatment amount is effective to reduce at least one of acid rain, atmospheric nitrogen loading and particulate matter less than 10 microns associated with the manure.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to reduce energy use in an animal rearing facility.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the manure is from poultry.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the treated waste product comprises from about 0.001 to about 50 parts by weight of AlCl 3 .nH 2 O or Al(NO 3 ) 3 .mH 2 O and about 50 to about 99.999 parts by weight animal manure solids.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the treated waste product comprises from about 0.1 to about 20 parts by weight of AlCl 3 .nH 2 O or Al(NO 3 ) 3 .mH 2 O and about 99.9 to about 80 parts by weight animal manure solids.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment composition comprises AlCl 3 .nH 2 O and n is from about 4 to about 8.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment composition comprises Al(NO 3 ) 3 .mH 2 O and m is from about 7 to about 11.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment composition comprises aluminum chloride hexahydrate.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment composition comprises aluminum nitrate nonahydrate.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment composition comprises a liquid including from about 0.05 to about 500 grams of solution residue of AlCl 3 .nH 2 O or Al(NO 3 ) 3 .mH 2 O per liter of liquid.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment composition comprises a liquid including from about 0.5 to about 100 grams of the solution residue of AlCl 3 .nH 2 O or Al(NO 3 ) 3 .mH 2 O per liter of liquid.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the treated waste product has a pH of about 7.5 or below.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the treated waste product has a pH of about 6.5 or below.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the level of soluble phosphorus in the treated waste product is less than the level of soluble phosphorus in the animal manure solids.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to reduce odor emissions from manure.

24. The method of claim 1 wherein the treatment amount is effective to reduce transmission of one or more bacteria or pathogen from manure to animals and/or humans.

Assignments (9)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2017
From: CHEMTRADE CHEMICALS US LLC
To: MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
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TERMINATION OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Oct 13, 2009
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK), AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: GENTEK INC.; BALCRANK PRODUCTS, INC.; DEFIANCE, INC.; FINI ENTERPRISES, INC.; GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION; PRINTING DEVELOPMENTS, INC.; WATERSIDE URBAN RENEWAL CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2006
From: GENTEK HOLDING, LLC
To: GENERAL CHEMICAL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME NO. 14863/0300 Recorded Mar 4, 2005
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded May 27, 2004
From: BNY ASSET SOLUTIONS LLC
To: GENTEK HOLDING CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION)
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 29, 2004
From: GENTEK HOLDING CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION)
To: BNY ASSET SOLUTIONS LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 014289/0903 →
ASSIGNMENT FOR SECURITY Recorded Dec 19, 2003
From: GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 014863/0300 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 7, 2002
From: GENTEK INC. (DE CORPORATION); BALCRANK PRODUCTS, INC. (DE CORPORATION); BIG T-2 COMPANY LLC; BINDERLINE DRAFTLINE, INC. (MI CORPORATION); CON-X CORPORATION (AL CORPORATION); DEFIANCE, INC. (DE CORPORATION); DEFIANCE KINEMATICS, INC. (DE CORPORATION); DEFIANCE PRECISION PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT LLC (DE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY); DEFINANCE PRECISION PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING LLC (DE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY); DEFIANCE PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. (OH CORPORATION); DEFIANCE TESTING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. (MI CORPORATION); ELECTRONIC INTERCONNECT SYSTEMS, INC. (MA CORPORATION); FINI ENTERPRISES, INC. (TX CORPORATION); GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION (DE CORPORATION); HN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC. (DE CORPORATION); HY-FORM PRODUCTS, INC. (MI CORPORATION); KRONE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS INC. (DE CORPORATION); KRONE INCORPORATED (CO CORPORATION); KRONE INTERNATIONAL HOLDING INC. (DE CORPORATION); KRONE OPTICAL SYSTEMS INC. (VT CORPORATION); KRONE USA, INCORPORATED; NOMA CORPORATION (DE CORPORATION); NOMA O.P. INC. (DE CORPORATION); PCT MEXICO CORPORATION (DE CORPORATION); PRINTING DEVELOPMENTS, INC. (DE CORPORATION); REHEIS, INC. (DE CORPORATION); TOLEDO TECHNOLOGIES INC. (DE CORPORATION); TOLEDO TECHNOLOGIES MANAGEMENT LLC (LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY); TOLEDO TECHNOLOGIES MANUFACTRUING LLC (DE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY); VIGILANT NETWORKS LLC (DE LIMITED LIABILIT COMPANY); WATERSIDE URBAN RENEWAL CORPORATION (NJ CORPORATION)
To: CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2001
From: MOORE, PHILIP A., JR.
To: SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (AS REPRESENTED BY THE, THE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, THE
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