[Digestion] Chicken feathers

[Randy Mott]

We will use a chopper that also sanitizes them to 70 degrees. No problem
with that from the site that we visited in Denmark doing it. But we need
some confirmation of the gas numbers to be safe.

 

Randy

 

From: digestion-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org
[mailto:digestion-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Charlie
Ramos
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 5:36 PM
To: 'For Discussion of Anaerobic Digestion'
Subject: Re: [Digestion] Chicken feathers

 

Dear Randy,

 

Be careful using chicken feathers as a feedstock for ADs.  We had a swine
farmer in Brazil that was slaughtering chickens onsite and mixing the
feathers (without our knowledge) with the animal waste (AD influent).  We
had so many problems with plugged pipes (effluent).  We open the anaerobic
digester to fix the problem after several unsuccessful attempts to unplug
the effluent without opening the AD.  After opening AD we realized that
chicken feathers were plugging the pipes.  As a matter of fact the feathers
formed a very hard crust on the top surface of the AD.   

 

Your AD set up may be different that our AD system, for this particular
farm, so here is some info on our set up:

 

1.            Ambient temperature covered lagoon

2.            The feather were not chopped or grinded before entering the AD

3.            No mixing

4.            Influent feedstock - designed for swine waste

 

 

I hope this info helps!

 

Charlie Ramos

 <blocked::http://www.biogreenengineering.com/> BioGreen Engineering LLC

 <blocked::mailto:cramos at biogreenengineering.com>
cramos at biogreenengineering.com

+1-407-459-7806 (office)

+1-407-412-0165 (cell)

 

From: digestion-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org
[mailto:digestion-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Randy Mott
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 4:41 AM
To: 'For Discussion of Anaerobic Digestion'
Subject: Re: [Digestion] Chicken feathers

 

Apparently however that is removed is not cost-effective, at least, in
Poland. We have multiple poultry processing plants trying to get rid of
feathers.

 

Randy

 

From: digestion-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org
[mailto:digestion-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Paul Harris
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 10:09 AM
To: For Discussion of Anaerobic Digestion
Subject: Re: [Digestion] Chicken feathers

 

G'day Randy et al,

As chicken feathers are Keratin they may be worth a lot more as Keratin than
as methane.

Happy digesting(?)
HOOROO

Mr Paul Harris BEng (Ag) (Melbourne)
Visitor at The University of Adelaide

On 10/07/2012 6:27 PM, Randy Mott wrote:

Hi folks! We are trying to get more verification of our assumptions of
methane production from chicken feathers. Anyone have any data?  Thanks!

 

 

Randy M. Mott

President

CEERES Sp.  z o.o.

Ul. Postepu 1

02-676 Warsaw

 <mailto:randymott at ceeres.eu> randymott at ceeres.eu

48- 691 712 716

48-22-852-0026

 

 

 

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