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Surface Application of Soybean Peroxidase and Calcium Peroxide for Reducing Odorous VOC Emissions from Swine Manure Slurry
Applied Engineering in Agriculture
  • David B. Parker, United States Department of Agriculture
  • Morgan Hayes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Tami M. Brown-Brandl, United States Department of Agriculture
  • Bryan L. Woodbury, United States Department of Agriculture
  • Mindy Spiehs, United States Department of Agriculture
  • Jacek A. Koziel, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2016
DOI
10.13031/aea.32.11672
Abstract

A laboratory experiment was conducted to evaluate and compare surface-applied versus fully-mixed treatments of soybean peroxidase (SBP) plus calcium peroxide (CaO2) for reducing odorous volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from swine manure slurry. Industrial-grade SBP (5-50 g L-1) and powdered CaO2 (0.16-1.6 g L-1) were applied to swine manure slurry in 7.6 L containers, and odorous VOC emission rates (phenolics, indolics, volatile fatty acids, methyl sulfides) were measured over a 14 d period using sorbent tubes and gas chromatography. The five treatments consisted of a control, the fully-mixed rate of 50 g L-1 SBP plus 1.6 g L-1 CaO2, and three surface-applied treatments of 10%, 50%, and 100% of the fully-mixed application rate. The odorants 4-methylphenol and skatole accounted for the majority of the odor activity value (OAV). The 10% surface-applied rate was as effective as the 100% surface-applied and fully-mixed application rates at reducing 4-methylphenol and skatole emissions for up to 10 d (P2 every 4-7 d. Future pilot- and field-scale research should focus on surface application of SBP and CaO2 at a rate equal to 10% of the fully-mixed rate.

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This article is from Applied Engineering in Agriculture 32 (2016): 389–398, doi:10.13031/aea.32.11672.

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David B. Parker, Morgan Hayes, Tami M. Brown-Brandl, Bryan L. Woodbury, et al.. "Surface Application of Soybean Peroxidase and Calcium Peroxide for Reducing Odorous VOC Emissions from Swine Manure Slurry" Applied Engineering in Agriculture Vol. 32 Iss. 4 (2016) p. 289 - 298
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jacek_koziel/112/