Mitigation of Ammonia Emissions from Cattle Manure Slurry by Tannins and Tannin-Based Polymers
With the extensive use of nitrogen-based fertilizer in agriculture, ammonia emissions, especially from cattle manure, are a serious environmental threat for soil and air. The European community committed to reduce the ammonia emissions by 30% by the year 2030 compared to 2005. After a moderate initi...
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| author | Thomas Sepperer Gianluca Tondi Alexander Petutschnigg Timothy M. Young Konrad Steiner |
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| description | With the extensive use of nitrogen-based fertilizer in agriculture, ammonia emissions, especially from cattle manure, are a serious environmental threat for soil and air. The European community committed to reduce the ammonia emissions by 30% by the year 2030 compared to 2005. After a moderate initial reduction, the last report showed no further improvements in the last four years, keeping the 30% reduction a very challenging target for the next decade. In this study, the mitigation effect of different types of tannin and tannin-based adsorbent on the ammonia emission from manure was investigated. Firstly, we conducted a template study monitoring the ammonia emissions registered by addition of the tannin-based powders to a 0.1% ammonia solution and then we repeated the experiments with ready-to-spread farm-made manure slurry. The results showed that all tannin-based powders induced sensible reduction of pH and ammonia emitted. Reductions higher than 75% and 95% were registered for ammonia solution and cattle slurry, respectively, when using flavonoid-based powders. These findings are very promising considering that tannins and their derivatives will be extensively available due to the increasing interest on their exploitation for the synthesis of new-generation “green” materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90bbab1147e24692823fdab5f1f5bf9c2023-11-19T21:11:26ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2020-04-0110458110.3390/biom10040581Mitigation of Ammonia Emissions from Cattle Manure Slurry by Tannins and Tannin-Based PolymersThomas Sepperer0Gianluca Tondi1Alexander Petutschnigg2Timothy M. Young3Konrad Steiner4Forest Products Technology and Timber Construction Department, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Markt 136a, Kuchl 5431, AustriaForest Products Technology and Timber Construction Department, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Markt 136a, Kuchl 5431, AustriaForest Products Technology and Timber Construction Department, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Markt 136a, Kuchl 5431, AustriaCenter for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USAHöhere Bundeslehranstalt für Landwirtschaft Ursprung, Ursprungstraße 4, Elixhausen 5161, AustriaWith the extensive use of nitrogen-based fertilizer in agriculture, ammonia emissions, especially from cattle manure, are a serious environmental threat for soil and air. The European community committed to reduce the ammonia emissions by 30% by the year 2030 compared to 2005. After a moderate initial reduction, the last report showed no further improvements in the last four years, keeping the 30% reduction a very challenging target for the next decade. In this study, the mitigation effect of different types of tannin and tannin-based adsorbent on the ammonia emission from manure was investigated. Firstly, we conducted a template study monitoring the ammonia emissions registered by addition of the tannin-based powders to a 0.1% ammonia solution and then we repeated the experiments with ready-to-spread farm-made manure slurry. The results showed that all tannin-based powders induced sensible reduction of pH and ammonia emitted. Reductions higher than 75% and 95% were registered for ammonia solution and cattle slurry, respectively, when using flavonoid-based powders. These findings are very promising considering that tannins and their derivatives will be extensively available due to the increasing interest on their exploitation for the synthesis of new-generation “green” materials.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/4/581greenhouse gasNH<sub>3</sub>tannin-furanic foamliquid manurenatural polyphenolagriculture |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Sepperer Gianluca Tondi Alexander Petutschnigg Timothy M. Young Konrad Steiner Mitigation of Ammonia Emissions from Cattle Manure Slurry by Tannins and Tannin-Based Polymers Biomolecules greenhouse gas NH<sub>3</sub> tannin-furanic foam liquid manure natural polyphenol agriculture |
| title | Mitigation of Ammonia Emissions from Cattle Manure Slurry by Tannins and Tannin-Based Polymers |
| title_full | Mitigation of Ammonia Emissions from Cattle Manure Slurry by Tannins and Tannin-Based Polymers |
| title_fullStr | Mitigation of Ammonia Emissions from Cattle Manure Slurry by Tannins and Tannin-Based Polymers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mitigation of Ammonia Emissions from Cattle Manure Slurry by Tannins and Tannin-Based Polymers |
| title_short | Mitigation of Ammonia Emissions from Cattle Manure Slurry by Tannins and Tannin-Based Polymers |
| title_sort | mitigation of ammonia emissions from cattle manure slurry by tannins and tannin based polymers |
| topic | greenhouse gas NH<sub>3</sub> tannin-furanic foam liquid manure natural polyphenol agriculture |
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