dc.contributor.author | Troy, Shane M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Healy, Mark G. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-15T19:06:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-02-15T19:06:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nolan, T., Troy, S.M., Gilkinson, S., Frost, P., Xie, S., Zhan, X., Harrington, C., Healy, M.G., Lawlor, P.G. (2012) 'Economic analysis of pig manure treatment options in Ireland'. Bioresource Technology, 105 :15-23. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/3238 | |
dc.description.abstract | An economic analysis was performed on treatment options for pig manure in Ireland.
Costs were based on a 500 sow integrated pig farm producing 10,500 m3 of manure per
year at 4.8 % dry matter. The anaerobic digestion of pig manure and grass silage (1:1;
volatile solids basis) was unviable under the proposed tariffs, with costs at Euro 5.2 m-3
manure. Subsequent solid-liquid separation of the digestate would cost an additional Euro
12.8 m-3 manure. The treatment of the separated solid fraction by composting and of the
liquid fraction by integrated constructed wetlands, would add Euro 2.8 and Euro 4.6 m-3
manure, respectively to the treatment costs. The cost analysis presented showed that
the technologies investigated are currently not cost effective in Ireland. Transport and
spreading of raw manure, at Euro 4.9 m-3 manure (15 km maximum distance from farm) is
the most cost effective option. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Department of Agriculture Food and Fisheries | en_US |
dc.format | application/pdf | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Bioresource Technology | en |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | Anaerobic digestion | en_US |
dc.subject | Separation | en_US |
dc.subject | Compost | en_US |
dc.subject | Constructed wetlands | en_US |
dc.subject | Spreading | en_US |
dc.title | Economic analysis of pig manure treatment options in Ireland. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2013-02-13T15:04:08Z | |
dc.local.publishedsource | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.043 | en_US |
dc.description.peer-reviewed | peer-reviewed | |
dc.contributor.funder | |~|Dept of Agriculture & Food |~| | |
dc.internal.rssid | 1284865 | |
dc.local.contact | Mark Healy, Dept. Of Civil Engineering, Room E210, Civil Engineering Building, Nui Galway. 5364 Email: mark.healy@nuigalway.ie | |
dc.local.copyrightchecked | Yes | |
dc.local.version | ACCEPTED | |
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